Economy
In the context of the consultation to revise the Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payment in commercial transactions, the European Builders Confederation (EBC) calls for actions to further improv...
Social Affairs
On 15 March 2023, the European Labour Authority (ELA) organised a thematic meeting on the posting of workers in the construction sector, in the context of its Working Group on...
Energy & Environment
Yesterday, with the Plenary vote of the European Parliament on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) a major step forward has been taken. MEPs voted on the ITRE committee...
Energy & Environment
EBC has recently joined the European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA), a development which has been formalised at the first Secretary General’s meeting chaired by Euroheat & Power at the end...
Energy & Environment
On the 2nd and 3rd of March, EBC travelled to Cologne for the two-day kick-off meeting of the new EU-funded project BIO4EEB – BIO insulation materials for Enhancing the Energy...
Standardisation
In January, Small Business Standards (SBS), the European association giving SMEs a voice in the standardisation process at the European and international level, appointed 72 experts nominated by organ...
Social Affairs
Yesterday, the final event of the Erasmus+ project Construction Blueprint for skills took place in Brussels and online. The event was the perfect occasion to present the final findings of this 4-yea...
Social Affairs
The posting of workers is one of the key areas of the mandate of the European Labour Authority (ELA). The year 2023 will witness further activities of ELA in this...
Energy & Environment
The ITRE committee voted today in favour of the compromise amendment put on the table by the Shadow Rapporteurs to Ciaran Cuffe’s draft report on the recast of the EPBD. While...
Social Affairs
In the context of the current revision of Directive 2009/148/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work, the European Builders Confederation (EBC)...
Energy & Environment
Held on 1 and 2 February this week in San Sebastian (Spain), the 5th International Circular Economy Meeting organised by the locality of Gipuzkoa in the Basque country has for...
Social Affairs
Following the release of the draft report on the asbestos at work Directive by the EMPL committee in the European Parliament last week, the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) and...