Digitalisation & Innovation
On 9 and 10 November, EBC attended the conference on Digital Construction organised by the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade in the context of the Czech presidency of the...
Energy & Environment
Since the publication of the European Commission’s legislative proposal for a recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in December 2021, the legislative work has been ongoing i...
Economy
On Monday 24 October, an EBC delegation made of EBC President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen, EBC Board members Alice Lazioli and Elisa Vitella respectively from ANAEPA-Confartigianato and CNA Costruzioni, ...
Standardisation
With the discussions on the revision of the Construction Product Regulation (CPR) ongoing, the European Parliament organised two hearings in October, where MEPs discussed the Commission proposal with ...
Economy
On 24 October, EBC President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen, EBC Secretary General Fernando Sigchos Jiménez and EBC Policy Officer Spyros Mathioudakis met with Mr. Jean-Yves Muylle, the newly appointed Hea...
Energy & Environment
As part of the frequent EU Circular talks, the Leadership Group on Construction and Infrastructure of the European Circular Economy Stakeholders Platform ECESP gathered today around 100 stakeholders t...
Economy
This week, the Construction 2050 Alliance organised a public event on Sustainable Finance and the impact of the EU taxonomy on the construction sector. The Construction 2050 Alliance is a...
Energy & Environment
On 19 October, 18 European organisations including representatives of solar photovoltaics (PV), construction SMEs, NGOs, cities, electric contractors, electric vehicles (EV), solar thermal and renewab...
Standardisation
On 4 October, at the occasion of the combined EBC Board of Directors and General Assembly, EBC members had the opportunity to meet and discuss the most critical issues that...
Social Affairs
On Wednesday 28 September, the European Commission unveiled its legislative proposal for a directive revising Directive (2009/148/EC) on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to...
Economy
On 26 September, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published the results of a study on Assessing the economic impact of faster payments in B2B commercial transactions. The study...
Digitalisation & Innovation
The European Commission's website dedicated to supporting actions for the Digitalisation of Construction SMEs is now online. The website aims to act as a one-stop-shop portal to access services offere...