Energy & Environment
In the context of the 5th Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference held last week on 2-3 March, EBC was invited by the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and...
Social Affairs
On 8 March 2022, EBC and 16 fellow associations signatories of the #Skills4Climate campaign supported a letter sent by EuropeON, the European Electrical Contractors’ Association, to the President of...
Energy & Environment
The European Commission, along with the European Economic and Social Committee and the French EU Council Presidency, co-operated in the organization of the 5th edition of the Circular Economy Stakehol...
Economy
In the context of the EU Industry Days 2022, EBC took part in the session "Pay on time: a win-win solution for resilient supply chains". EU Industry Days is Europe’s flagship...
Economy
In the context of the EU Industry Days 2022, EBC Secretary General Fernando Sigchos Jiménez was invited by the European Commission DG Grow to speak in an episode of the...
Economy
On 8 February, in the context of the EU Industry Days 2022, the EU sectoral social partners of the construction industry, FIEC and EFBWW, in cooperation with EBC, published the...
Standardisation
The European Builders Confederation (EBC) is the voice of construction crafts and SMEs in Europe, a European trade association composed of national associations, standing for construction micro, small...
Social Affairs
Last year, the European Commission initiated the process to update the EU legislative framework for the removal of asbestos from buildings. In this context, EBC & FIEC together met with...
Digitalisation & Innovation
On 26 January, the European Commission launched an expression of interest (EoI) for the purpose of developing supporting actions for the digitalisation of construction SMEs. The dual purpose of this...
Standardisation
Last November, the Small Business Standards (SBS) General Assembly elected new Board members for the 2022-2025 mandate. At the occasion, Fernando Sigchos Jiménez was elected as a Board member in...
Energy & Environment
Following a long process of public consultation and debate, the European Commission published yesterday its legislative proposal for the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD...
Brussels, 15 December 2021 - The European Builders Confederation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has selected Fernando Sigchos Jiménez to be its new Secretary General, effective...