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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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...