Welcome
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.