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Monitoring Framework for Access to Affordable High-Quality Long-Term Care

Monitoring Framework for Access to Affordable High-Quality Long-Term Care

On 27 May 2025, after more than two years of work, the indicators sub-group of the Social Protection Committee has released its Monitoring Framework for the Council Recommendation on Access to Affordable High-Quality Long-Term Care (Council Recommendation on LTC). The monitoring framework includes indicators that will allow the European Union to better gather and compare data on long-term care at EU level, as well as to measure the Member States progress towards achieving the objectives of the Council Recommendation on LTC, which was adopted in 2022.

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From farm to fork: A conference focused on more sustainable school lunches programme in Czechia

From farm to fork: A conference focused on more sustainable school lunches programme in Czechia

Our dedicated member, WOMEN FOR WOMEN is in charge of the project “Lunch for Kids” and in that context it had the opportunity to actively participated in the “Farm to Fork conference”. The programme focused on meals for the public, local produce and school lunches. 

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European Report on the access for children in need to key services covered by the European Child Guarantee

European Report on the access for children in need to key services covered by the European Child Guarantee

This report from the European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN) shows that most EU countries have mechanisms in place to ensure that all children (or at least those from low-income households) have access to each of these six “services”. However, these mechanisms vary considerably in reach, and all 27 countries have challenges to meet which may only concern access to a few services or may relate to (almost) all of them. 

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Joint statement: Building up European care capital – sustainable investments, not burdensome costs

Joint statement: Building up European care capital – sustainable investments, not burdensome costs

Everywhere, organisations have been raising the alarm about the shortage of care services, professional care staff, insufficient support to informal carers, and the dangerous and immediate consequences for the entire society. On the first UN International Day of Care and Support, 17 European organisations call for urgent measures to address underinvestment and staff shortages in long-term care.

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