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Follow-up call with EU Internal Market Commissioner Breton Economy

Follow-up call with EU Internal Market Commissioner Breton

Yesterday, EBC Vice-President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen joined a follow-up call with EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton and other construction stakeholders to discuss about the COVID-19 imp...

April 21, 2020 Read more
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Videocall with EU Internal Market Commissioner Breton on COVID-19 impact on construction Economy

Videocall with EU Internal Market Commissioner Breton on COVID-19 impact on construction

On 7 April, EBC Vice-President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen participated with other construction stakeholders in a video conference call with EU Internal Market Commissioner to discuss about the impact of...

April 8, 2020 Read more
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COVID-19: Declaration of the European Construction sector Economy

COVID-19: Declaration of the European Construction sector

We, the construction representatives at the EU level, wish to reiterate our commitment to support public authorities & our dedication to our workers’ well-being in this complex period. From ...

March 30, 2020 Read more
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The launch of the Construction 2050 Alliance is close! Economy

The launch of the Construction 2050 Alliance is close!

Building on the strong dynamics of cooperation in the sector, EBC has been collaborating intensely with FIEC, CECE and CPE to unite as many construction stakeholders as possible around the...

February 26, 2020 Read more
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Sustainable buildings: Stakeholders discuss feedback from Level(s) test phase Energy & Environment

Sustainable buildings: Stakeholders discuss feedback from Level(s) test phase

On 20 February, the European Commission organised the conference “Reflect, Debate, Advice – Get Level(s) right” in Brussels in order to present and discuss the analysis and findings from approxi...

February 21, 2020 Read more
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Standardisation: EBC participates in CEN-CENELEC video on Standards in Construction Standardisation

Standardisation: EBC participates in CEN-CENELEC video on Standards in Construction

EBC was pleased to take part, upon invitation of CEN-CENELEC, in fruitful discussions on the development of digital solutions in construction, together with other major construction stakeholders such ...

February 14, 2020 Read more
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Vacancy notice: EBC Standardisation Officer

Vacancy notice: EBC Standardisation Officer

The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the EBC team in the secretariat, but devoting his/her full time to SBS, reporting directly to the EBC Secretary General...

February 6, 2020 Read more
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Green Deal: EBC met Diederik Samsom during monthly construction lunch Energy & Environment

Green Deal: EBC met Diederik Samsom during monthly construction lunch

In the framework of the monthly Construction lunches initiated by Construction Products Europe in 2019, EBC organised the first edition in 2020 and invited high-level construction actors from the Euro...

February 5, 2020 Read more
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Construction Products Regulation: legislative scrutiny time on its implementation Standardisation

Construction Products Regulation: legislative scrutiny time on its implementation

On 22 January 2020, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament hold a legislative scrutiny session concerning the implementation of the Construction Produc...

January 29, 2020 Read more
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Future of construction: EBC invited to EESC High-Level Stakeholder Roundtable on the future of the Construction Industry Economy

Future of construction: EBC invited to EESC High-Level Stakeholder Roundtable on the future of the Construction Industry

January 28, 2020 Read more
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Late Payment: ECJ considers Member States have to guarantee timely payment by public authorities Economy

Late Payment: ECJ considers Member States have to guarantee timely payment by public authorities

On 28 January, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice ruled that Italy had violated Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late payment in commercial transactions, because it failed to...

January 28, 2020 Read more
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EBC welcomes the new Director of Small Business Standards Standardisation

EBC welcomes the new Director of Small Business Standards

EBC is glad to welcome Maitane Olabarria Uzquiano as the new Director of Small Business Standards (SBS), the voice of European SMEs in standardisation. SBS is the European association created...

January 28, 2020 Read more