About Eurocarers

The role of carers is more crucial than ever due to demographic changes and challenges to formal health and social care services throughout Europe.

Purpose of Eurocarers

To raise 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;
To ensure 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 brings together organisations representing carers and those involved in research and development and aims to:

Support carers and their organisations through the collection, exchange and dissemination of information, experience, expertise and good practice;
Contribute to policy development at regional, national and EU levels, supported wherever possible by evidence-based research;
Facilitate and create opportunities for co-operation on cross-national research, policy and practice, particularly the exchange of information about innovations and good practice;
Interpret relevant EU policy developments for member organisations working at national and regional levels and involving these organisations in EU policy developments;
Stimulate and support the development of carers' organisations in countries and regions where these do not exist;
Collaborate with other interest and advocacy groups at national and EU levels - including organisations representing disabled people, women's organisations, organisations campaigning against social exclusion and poverty - in order to promote recognition of carers and carers' interests and shape a policy environment that is more favourable to carers.