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Making Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit exempt from income tax in Ireland
A new position paper from Care Alliance Ireland calls on the Irish government to make…
Important step forward for French Association of Carers
The French Association of Carers has announced an important step forward in its development, introducing…
Italy presents first national draft law on informal carers, amid progress and remaining challenges
Article by Marta Osilo A significant step has been taken in Italy towards the recognition…
New report ‘Long-term care settings for older people in Europe: a comparative overview’
In March 2026 the European Commission and the European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN) published…
Doctoral thesis “Older adults’ contribution to informal caregiving: profiles, adverse health consequences, and support interventions”
The Eurocarers network is invited to the defense of Mariam Kirvalidze's doctoral thesis titled "Older adults’…
68 EU networks unite on next EU budget
Eurocarers alongside 68 European networks and 288 national organisations from 32 countries endorsed a joint…
New report ‘Informal long-term care in the context of demographic change and intergenerational fairness in the EU’
In March 2026 the European Commission Joint Research Centre published a report titled 'Informal long-term…
Une nouvelle formation gratuite pour les aidants proches disponible en français
L’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé - Europe, en partenariat avec Eurocarers et avec le soutien…
EUROCARERS is the European network representing informal carers and their organisations, irrespective of their age or the particular health and care need of the person they are caring for.
Our aim is to advance the issue of informal care at both national and EU levels by:
- RAISING AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CARERS to health and social care systems and the economy as a whole, and of the need to safeguard this contribution;
- ENSURING THAT EU AND NATIONAL POLICIES TAKE ACCOUNT OF CARERS, i.e. promote social inclusion of carers, the development of support services for carers, enable them to remain active in paid employment and maintain a social life.
Eurocarers is involved in the following projects
Last Updated on March 2, 2026
