News & press releases

  • European Urban Forum: Kick-Off at the European Parliament for a new vision for sustainable and inclusive cities - - Read more  
  • Skills: Release by the Commission of the Union of Skills, with labour shortages and skills needs in the construction sector still high in the political agenda - - Read more  
  • Vocational education: Launch of the Erasmus + project INSIDE-CoVE, towards more centres of vocational excellence in construction  - - Read more  
  • Energy Efficiency: Massifying condominium renovations at the Forum Habiter Durable in Paris next 10 April - - Read more  
  • Launch of Construction Blueprint 2 project: Strengthening Skills and Competitiveness in the European Construction Sector - - Read more  
  • Omnibus Simplification Package: EBC position paper for a more SME and construction-friendly CSRD, Taxonomy and CSDDD - - Read more  
  • Late Payment: Court of Justice of the EU delivers key ruling on implementation of Late Payment Directive - - Read more  
  • Skills: New European Parliament Intergroup on Education and Skills launched - - Read more  
  • Sustainability reporting: EBC highlights construction SMEs’ needs at the kick-off of the Omnibus Simplification Package - - Read more  
  • Sustainable construction: Progress on bio-based insulation solutions by BIO4EEB project discussed in Naples - - Read more  
  • Public Procurement: EBC President meets MEP Jeannette Baljeu - - Read more  
  • Labour mobility: Takeaways for construction from the European Labour Authority Outreach Event in Brussels to strengthen Cooperation with Social Partners - - Read more  
  • Housing: All you need to know to become one of the 35 lighthouse districts of the Affordable Housing Initiative - - Read more  
  • Standardisation: Appointment of SBS Experts representing SMEs in construction technical fora in 2025 - - Read more  
  • Late Payment: Deterioration in payment behaviour across Europe confirmed in EU Payment Observatory Annual Report 2024 - - Read more  
  • Housing: EBC welcomes the European Parliament's special committee on the housing crises - - Read more  
  • Standardisation: Official publication of new Construction Products Regulation and release of EBC-SBS CPR guide for SMEs - - Read more  
  • Towards inclusiveness in sectoral social dialogue, EBC calls for fair representation at European level - - Read more  
  • Circularity: SUM4Re meets to discuss construction waste reduction and material reuse boost through technology in the Hague - - Read more  
  • Innovation: ECCREDI explores cutting-edge innovation for construction at last council meeting - - Read more  
  • Energy efficiency: EBC participated in the Integrated Photovoltaics Conference in Florence - - Read more  
  • Housing: Launch of SHAPE II call for lighthouse districts for sustainable and affordable housing in Europe - - Read more  
  • Preventing social dumping and unfair competition in Europe's construction sector EBC calls for investigating the need to limit subcontracting chains - - Read more  
  • VACANCY NOTICE: Communication & Events Officer - - Read more  
  • Housing: EBC and the European Housing Forum advocate for re-establishment of the URBAN Intergroup in the European Parliament - - Read more  
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