Author Archives: EEG Coordinator

EU Funds Checklist to promote independent living and deinstitutionalisation

The purpose of the “EU Funds Checklist” (PDF) is to ensure EU funds in the 2021-2027 programming period contribute to independent living and inclusion in the community. More specifically, the checklist supports desk officers to check the consistency of the … Continue reading

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Report on the Transition from Institutional Care to Community-Based Services in 27 EU Member States

The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-Based Care (EEG) published a Report on the Transition from Institutional Care to Community-Based Services in 27 EU Member States (PDF). Upon a mandate from the European Commission and in consultation with … Continue reading

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National Seminars: Joint Action 2014

Events organised by the EEG with the support of the European Commission in the framework of a Joint Action Project (EaSI Programme)  With the overall objective to influence Member States to move forward more effective and efficient social protection system … Continue reading

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Toolkit on the use of EU funds

The Toolkit on the Use of European Union Funds for the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (PDF) aims to explain how Structural and Investment Funds can support national, regional and local authorities in designing and implementing structural reforms aimed at facilitating … Continue reading

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Guidelines on transition from institutional to community-based care

The Common European Guidelines on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (PDF) published in 2012 provided practical advice about how to make a sustained transition from institutional care to family-based and community-based alternatives for individuals currently living in institutions and those living … Continue reading

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Report of the Ad-hoc Expert Group on the transition from institutional to community-based care (Špidla Report)

In 2009, the EEG drafted a report (PDF) after being convened by Commissioner Špidla to address the issues of institutional care reform in their complexity. “The work of the  Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care moves one step … Continue reading

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