Stecy Yghemonos is the Executive Director of Eurocarers, the European network working with and for informal/family/unpaid carers. Eurocarers brings together 75 organisations from 26 countries, whose collective efforts aim to ensure that the existing and growing care needs of an ageing European population are addressed in a universal and equitable way and that the essential contribution of unpaid/informal carers in the provision of care is valued, recognised and supported. A trained journalist, Stecy is an EU policy and communication specialist. Over the last two decades he has actively contributed to the implementation and reinforcement of EU policies in the areas of human rights, health and social equity and access to good-quality care.