European Round Table
When? 24th October 2024, from 9.00-12.00
Where? European Committee of the Regions, Room JDE51, 99-101 Rue Belliard, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Background
In the run-up to the 29th October UN international day of care and support, this European round table co-hosted by COFACE Disability and the European Committee of the Regions, fostered debate on the realities and support needs of family carers in the European Union today. It shed light on the role of European frameworks to support families with disabilities and/or in need of care through robust community-based intervention models at the local and regional levels.
It is on this occasion that COFACE Disability launched its reviewed European Charter for Family Carers, available in English and French, and Easy-to-read in English. See here.
Working languages: English and French
Full programme: English/French
Key findings: The report of the Round table can be found here.
Presentations
Sebastian Gonzalez, Policy and Advocacy Officer, COFACE Families Europe
Dovilė Juodkaitė, Member of the EESC and co-creator of the EESC opinion on Caregivers
Haydn Hammersley, Social Policy Coordinator, European Disability Forum
Mathilde Prilleux, Programme Assistant, European Social Fund + Community of Practice on Social inclusion
Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director for social rights and Inclusion, DG EMPL, European Commission
