Tag Archives: deinstitutionalisation

EEG Regrets to see a lower ambition to push for people’s social rights in the 2022 European Semester process.

The European Semester cycle aims to review performances of Member States each year on both economic and social matters. To guide Members States, the European Commission publishes the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) in addition to Country Reports (CRs) within the … Continue reading

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Guidance on independent living and inclusion in the community

This document (PDF) is the EEG’s contribution towards the European Commission drafting the “Guidance recommending to Member States improvements on independent living and inclusion in the community”. Guidance on this important topic requires a clear understanding of what kind ofexpenditures … Continue reading

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The Recovery and Resilience Fund as a means to creating community and family-based care

The online event “The Recovery and Resilience Facility as a means to creating community and family-based care”, which took place on the 18th of November 2021, aimed to provide an overview of the opportunities and the risks that the Recovery … Continue reading

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Online seminar about EU funds for independent living and deinstitutionalisation

On the 28th of June, the European Commission jointly with the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care and Hope and Homes for Children organised an online seminar for desk officers from DG EMPL, REGIO, RECOVER, … 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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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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