EUROCARERS aims to advance the issue of informal care at both national and EU levels through:
Supporting the development of Carers organisations
Providing a united voice at European level
Influencing policy at national and EU levels
Promoting awareness of Carers issues
Dissemination of experience and good practice
Developing an informed research agenda
Providing information on relevant EU policy developments
Eurocarers defines a carer as a person who provides unpaid care to someone with a chronic illness, disability or other long lasting health or care need, outside a professional or formal framework.
Registered in Luxembourg in 2006 under number: F6854