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EBC launch messages for EU legislature 2024-2029 to empower construction SMEs and crafts to lead the way to a sustainable built environment Digitalisation & Innovation

EBC launch messages for EU legislature 2024-2029 to empower construction SMEs and crafts to lead the way to a sustainable built environment

Ahead of the European elections and changes in the European Commission, EBC shared its messages for a European Union (EU) that stands on the side of construction SMEs and crafts in...

April 11, 2024 Read more
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EBC breakfast in European Parliament to launch messages for 2024-29 EU mandate: Register now Digitalisation & Innovation

EBC breakfast in European Parliament to launch messages for 2024-29 EU mandate: Register now

Building on the achievements of the ending political cycle, EBC and its SMEs and crafts are glad to invite you to the launch of its messages for the 2024-2029 EU...

April 2, 2024 Read more
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Late Payment Regulation Construction SMEs advocate improvements   building on the compromises reached at IMCO Economy

Late Payment Regulation Construction SMEs advocate improvements building on the compromises reached at IMCO

In light of the vote in the Internal Market Committee of the European Parliament (IMCO) that took place last week, EBC takes note of the efforts of conciliation of Rapporteur...

March 27, 2024 Read more
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Posting of workers: European Labour Authority organizes workshop on construction with Member states and social partners in Bratislava Social Affairs

Posting of workers: European Labour Authority organizes workshop on construction with Member states and social partners in Bratislava

On 26 March, in Bratislava, the European Labour Authority organised a collaborative workshop titled ‘Addressing the construction sector: state of play and the way forward’. The exchanges revolved ...

March 27, 2024 Read more
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Skills: First edition of the Pact for Skills Forum Social Affairs

Skills: First edition of the Pact for Skills Forum

Last week, on 21 and 22 March, the European Commission (EC) organised the first edition of the Pact for Skills (PfS) Forum in Brussels, titled “Unlocking skills potential across Europe”,...

March 26, 2024 Read more
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Energy Efficiency: EBC and its construction SMEs salute the approval by the European Parliament of the EPBD recast Energy & Environment

Energy Efficiency: EBC and its construction SMEs salute the approval by the European Parliament of the EPBD recast

On Tuesday 12th of March, the European Parliament in its plenary session in Strasbourg adopted with 370 positive votes, 199 negative votes and 46 abstentions the recast of the Energy...

March 19, 2024 Read more
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Sustainable cities: Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefcovic invites EBC President to Clean dialogue for cities Energy & Environment

Sustainable cities: Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefcovic invites EBC President to Clean dialogue for cities

Last Friday, on 15 March, Maroš Šefcovic, Executive Vice-President (EVP) of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, chaired the clea...

March 18, 2024 Read more
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EPBD recast:  EBC and its construction SMEs call to support compromise reached by co-legislators Energy & Environment

EPBD recast: EBC and its construction SMEs call to support compromise reached by co-legislators

Ahead of the debate and vote in the Plenary of the European Parliament taking place today and tomorrow, the European Builders Confederation EBC and its construction SMEs call for supporting...

March 12, 2024 Read more
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Sustainable construction: EBC attends first Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris Energy & Environment

Sustainable construction: EBC attends first Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris

For two days, on 7 and 8 March, the French capital gathered around 800 worldwide experts on buildings, construction and climate matters next to ministries of EU Member States and...

March 11, 2024 Read more
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Women in construction: state of play on international women’s rights day 2024 Social Affairs

Women in construction: state of play on international women’s rights day 2024

According to the Transition pathway for construction of the European Commission, women still only make up around 10 % of the construction workers in Europe. This figure consists mainly in...

March 8, 2024 Read more
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Skills: UK Mission to the European Union invites EBC to discuss green jobs Social Affairs

Skills: UK Mission to the European Union invites EBC to discuss green jobs

Last week, on 29 February, EBC was invited by the UK Mission to the European Union to discuss Green Skills. Following a keynote presentation from the OECD, the event was...

March 4, 2024 Read more
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Health & Safety: EBC becomes an official partner of new EU-OSHA campaign Healthy Workplaces campaign Social Affairs

Health & Safety: EBC becomes an official partner of new EU-OSHA campaign Healthy Workplaces campaign

Advancing faster than any innovation in human history, digital technologies are transforming our society and our daily lives. For workers and employers in all sectors, digital technology offers increa...

February 28, 2024 Read more