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🟦Housing: EBC welcomes the European Parliament Special Committee on the Housing crisis
🟨Late Payment: Deterioration in payment behaviour across Europe confirmed by EU Payment Observatory
🟦Labour mobility: Takeaways for construction from ELA’s event to strengthen cooperation with social partners
🟨Standardisation: Appointment of SBS Experts representing SMEs in construction technical fora in 2025
🟦Welcome to our new Social Affairs Officer, Lou Mariel Colosimo!
🔎 Under the spotlight: Eurofound report “Representativeness of the European Social Partner Organisations: Construction Sector”
📢 On EU Projects: Housing: Become a Lighthouse District in affordable and sustainable housing!
🟦Social Dialogue: European Commission officially recognises EBC as European Sectoral Social Partner
🟨High-Level Construction Forum: EBC shares messages from SMEs and the Construction 2050 Alliance
🟦Housing: EBC at major joint European Commission-European Parliament conference on Affordable Housing
🟨Skills: Union of Skills and discussions on labour shortages and skills needs in the construction sector
🟦European Urban Forum: Kick-Off at the European Parliament to discuss sustainable and inclusive cities
🟨Enrico Mancini and Matthieu Rosy joined the Board of Directors of the European Builders Confederation
🟦Pedro Fernández Alén, re-elected president of the Confederación Nacional de la Construcción in Spain
🔎 Under the spotlight: Launch of new Pact for European Social Dialogue
📢 On EU Projects: Vocational education: Launch of the Erasmus + project INSIDE-CoVE, towards more centres of vocational excellence in construction
🟦Omnibus Simplification Package: EBC position paper for a more SME and construction-friendly CSRD, Taxonomy and CSDDD
🟨Public Procurement: EBC President meets MEP Jeannette Baljeu
🟦Late Payment: Court of Justice of the EU delivers key ruling on implementation of Late Payment Directive
🟨Skills: New European Parliament Intergroup on Education and Skills launched
🟦Circular economy: Next #EUCircularTalk is on the Circular Built Environment & the ECESP Reading Guide
🟨Welcome to our new Communication and Events Officer, Angela Gorgoglione!
🔎 Under the spotlight: Judgement of the CJEU: Reference for a preliminary ruling on Combating late payment in commercial transactions – Directive 2011/7/EU
📢 On EU Projects: Sustainable construction: Progress on bio-based insulation solutions by BIO4EEB project discussed in Naples
EBC sparks dialogue on Housing, Energy, and Construction at European Parliament — European Commission: Dan Jørgensen confirmed as first-ever Commissioner for Energy and Housing — Circularity: EBC President speaks in recyclers’ conference on circularity in construction in Italy — Standards: EBC presents SME views at EC Conference on the new Construction Products Regulation— & more
Housing: EBC discusses the role of the new European Parliament and Commission for housing — EBC meets Polish member Związek Rzemiosła Polskiego ZRP in Warsaw — Late Payment: EBC urges EU Council and Parliament to continue work on legislative proposal — Labour mobility: EBC attends 4th ELA Forum on the Posting of Workers in Bratislava — Sustainable Finance: EBC attends International Sustainable Housing Finance Symposium by the EEMI — EU Projects — & more
Sustainable Finance: EBC meets Cabinets of EVP Dombrovskis and Commissioner McGuinness on simplification potential — European Commission: EBC congratulates Dan Jørgensen on his nomination as first European Commissioner for Energy and Housing— EBC and Bouwunie discuss Belgian and European challenges for SMEs in construction — Innovation: EBC visits Luxembourg’s Fédération des Artisans and pioneering Institut de Formation Sectoriel du Bâtiment– Posting of workers: Commission holds meeting with social partners on implementation of directive—EU Projects — & more
EBC congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on re-election and welcomes construction-oriented priorities— Social dialogue: Discussions on SME participation and inclusiveness with the European Commission— Standardisation: Small Business Standards calls for experts to represent SMEs in 2025— Energy efficiency: Bruegel estimates annual investment gap of €149 billion to deliver EPBD goals by 2030– Digitalisation: European Commission survey on BIM in Public procurement —EU Projects — & more
EBC welcomes the International Association of Painting Contractors UNIEP as new member— EPBD: Insights from the 1st EU Peers Summit, the Community for Integrated Home Renovation Services— EUSEW: Highlights of the joint EBC-Efficients Building Europe policy session on scaling up energy renovation— Craftmanship: Study on an EU policy for the craft sector by the Belgian Presidency of the Council— Digitalisation: EBC attends CEN/TC 442 plenary on Building Information Modelling —EU Projects — & more
EU Elections: EBC partners with European Parliament in campaign for European elections— EBC messages for EU legislature 2024-2029— Energy Efficiency: Implementation work of recast EPBD under way — Late Payment:New EU Pilot Project on Mediation for Payment Disputes in the Construction Sector— Circular Economy:Ongoing revision of EU Protocol and Guidelines on Construction and Demolition Waste — EUSEW 2024: Register to EBC/Efficient Buildings Europe session on how to scale up energy renovation — & more
EBC launch messages for EU legislature 2024-2029— Skills:Construction SMEs and crafts’ 10 action points to address skills and labour needs in construction — EU Year of Skills: EBC talks green, digital and skills transitions in construction in Commission closing event— EPBD:EPBD: EBC and its construction SMEs call for quality implementation after adoption of recast by EU Council — Late Payment:European Parliament sends strong SME-friendly signal with clear support of Thun report — The Construction2050 Alliance calls for action on housing and new built solutions in open letter & more
EBC breakfast in the European Parliament— Energy Efficiency:EBC salutes the approval by the European Parliament of the EPBD recast — Late Payment: Construction SMEs call for improvements building on the IMCO compromises — Sustainable cities: Commission Vice-President invites EBC President to Clean dialogue for cities — Posting of workers: ELA workshop on construction with Member states and social partners in Bratislava — Sustainable construction: EBC attends first Buildings and Climate Global Forum in Paris— & more
EBC meets Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit — Late Payment: EBC regrets the postponement of the vote in IMCO committee — Health & Safety: EBC becomes an official partner of EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces campaign— Renewables: EBC intervenes in EU Solar Buildings Strategy Day— Construction 4.0: EBC interviewed by BUILD UP for its Expert Talks video series — Construction Products Regulation: IMCO committee approves provisional agreement for the revision— EBC membership: Bouwunie visits CAPEB — Data & Statistics: A new and improved EU Building Stock Observatory is online — Standardisation: SMEs advocate for a more inclusive national and international standardisation — Robotisation: Mid-term review for HumanTech project on human-robot collaboration in construction
Energy renovation: EBC contributes to the Renovation week of the Belgian Presidency of the Council— Social affairs:EBC in the European Labour Authority yearly outreach meeting with social partners— Posting of workers: EBC discusses communication channels on posting at the European Labour Authority— Energy transition: EBC interviewed by its European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA) partners— Red tape: EBC reacts to calls for reducing administrative burden by 25% — Sustainable construction:BIO4EEB discusses 12 first month’s progress in Prague— Renewables: Subscribe to the INCREASE newsletter for news on photovoltaics!
EBC President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen elected as new Member of SMEunited Board— Energy efficiency: Council and Parliament reach political agreement on EPBD recast — The Construction 2050 Alliance publishes its call and commitment for the new EU political term — EBC welcomes constructionromande as new Swiss member— Health & Safety: Revised Asbestos at Work Directive in EU Official Journal — Standardisation:Council and Parliament reach agreement on Construction Products Regulation— Circularity: EBC in joint CEN-JRC workshop on Circular Technologies and Standards for Construction — Standardisation: Small Business Standards SBS celebrates its 10th anniversary— Fire Safety: EBC supports the #KeepEUFireSafe campaign—Skills: EBC renews its European Alliance for Apprenticeships pledge— We are hiring: EU Projects Officer
Energy Efficiency:Co-legislators mark progress in EPBD trilogue negotiation — Join us for the SBS Construction Forum 2023 dedicated to the Construction Products Regulation — EU Vocational Skills Week: EBC speaks about skills in construction in HLCF session & EVBB policy camp — Posting of workers: ELA launches “EU 4 Fair Construction” campaign with event in Belgium— Energy efficiency: EBC invited to discuss EPBD with the BUILD UP Board of Ambassadors— Standardisation:EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the Construction Products Regulation— Standardisation:EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the Construction Products Regulation— Innovation: Built4People Stakeholder Forum 2023 on new solutions to deliver EU climate targets— Renewables: new Horizon Europe project on integrated photovoltaics kicks off in Leuven— Construction 4.0: BEEYONDERS partners met in Sevilla to discuss next actions— Energy efficiency:EBC attends CondoReno Steering Committee
EBC meets ELA during its Board in Bratislava — Late payments: EBC welcomes the ambition to empower construction SMEs through a strong regulation — Construction 2050 Alliance: Key value-chain players from the industry gather in Brussels — Skills: Commission publishes its first Pact for Skills Annual Report— Standardisation: SBS, EBC & SMEunited call for a more efficient implementation of Regulation 1025/2012 — Energy Efficiency: the first brand-new newsletter of the CondoReno project is out!
EBC Annual Congress 2023 : SMEs & crafts discuss their role in making the construction sector more sustainable — Construction Products Regulation: Adoption of Parliament’s and Council’s negotiating positions — Late Payment: SME representatives discuss the impact of bad payment behaviours in event at EESC — Standardisation: SBS announces the first edition of the Meeting Standards campaign— Digital construction: three Horizon Europe projects launch the Tech4EUConstruction Cluster — Human-robot collaboration: Mid-term meeting for Horizon Europe project HumanTech
EBC Annual Congress Registrations and agenda available — Asbestos: FIEC and EBC call for a realistic and implementable framework — EUSEW 2023: EBC invited to share the perspective of construction SMEs on the skills gap — Standardisation: SBS releases Guide for SMEs to navigate contradictory standards in construction — Late Payment: EBC will intervene in joint PIMEC & Confartigianato event at EESC — Energy Transition: EBC in new ENZA video on skills needs for a Net-Zero Industry Act — EU Green Week:EBC discusses electrical and fire safety skills in Fire Safe Europe event — Sustainable construction:BIO4EEB General Assembly & Sustainable Places 2023 in Madrid
EBC Annual Congress Registrations and agenda available — Construction Products Regulation: EBC, SBS, FIEC and CPE joint statement on the IMCO vote— Energy efficiency: EBC discusses EPBD with MEP Sean Kelly and DG Energy— EU Taxonomy: C2050 Joint statement on the draft Taxonomy Environmental Delegated Act— Ecodesign: EC consultation forum discusses ban on standalone boilers — BIM: SBS publishes position paper on IFC compatibility— Innovation: First ECCREDI Council meeting in 2023— Construction 4.0:EBC Secretary General interview for Horizon Europe project HumanTech
EBC Annual Congress Registrations and agenda available — Late Payment: EBC participates to EU Payments Observatory meeting— Asbestos: EMPL Committee adopts Report on Asbestos at Work Directive — Sustainable Finance: Commission publishes EU Taxonomy draft Environmental Delegated Act — Standardisation: The European Parliament discusses updates on the CPR — Energy Efficiency: EBC takes part in Power-to-Buildings Peer Exchange with focus on the EPBD— Construction 4.0: HumanTech partners gathered in Barcelona to discuss next actions— Energy Efficiency: Highlights from CondoReno’s first public Symposium
Late Payment: EBC calls for an ambitious recast of the Late Payment Directive — Energy efficiency: European Parliament adopts EPBD Report— EPBD: EBC intervenes on EPBD during CNA’s Sustainable construction week — The European Commission presents the Transition Pathway for the construction ecosystem — Posting of workers: Posting of workers: EBC attends ELA thematic meeting on posting in construction — Energy transition: EBC joins the European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA)— Artificial intelligence: EBC in ERF 2023 on robotics & artificial intelligence in construction— Digitalisation: Commission launches digital maturity scan for construction SMEs — EBC is looking for an EU Projects Officer— Construction 4.0: EBC intervenes in the European Robotics Forum 2023— Circular economy: Launch of new Horizon Europe project BIO4EEB
EPBD: EBC reaction to vote in ITRE committee of the European Parliament — Skills: A new sectoral strategic approach to cooperate in construction— Asbestos: EBC calls for a realistic legislative framework and strong accompanying measures — Posting of workers: EBC contributes to ELA working and focus groups — Standardisation: 26 SBS experts representing SMEs in construction technical fora — Circular economy: EBC in international meeting on the development of sustainable cities — Artificial intelligence: EBC in ERF 2023 on robotics & artificial intelligence in construction
Late Payment: Commission launches public consultation to review Late Payment Directive — Construction Products Regulation: EBC meets with Swedish Presidency of the Council — Asbestos: EBC meets MEP Villumsen to discuss asbestos at work and construction SMEs — Taxonomy: EBC speaks about impact on construction SMEs in EU Circular Talk — Sustainable Finance: EBC invited to speak at #EUCircularTalks on taxonomy and buildings — Digital construction: Updated training programme for construction SMEs’ digitalisation — Sustainable Finance: the Construction 2050 Alliance held its first meeting of the year — Skills: Join us for the final event of the Erasmus+ initiative Construction Blueprint
Rising prices: Meeting with DG GROW Director for Construction G. Cozigou — Energy efficiency:Council opts for moderate ambition in general approach on the EPBD— Late Payment: EBC meets new Head of Unit Construction K. Knapton-Vierlich during General Assembly — Standardisation: The European Parliament holds hearings on the CPR —Public Procurement:: EBC exchanges with new Head of Unit J-Y Muylle — Circularity:: EBC shares SMEs’ considerations on secondary materials in EU Circular Talk — Taxonomy: EBC calls for a SME-friendly framework in Construction 2050 Alliance event— Renewables: EBC endorses cross-sector call for an EU solar rooftop mandate — Construction 4.0: Beeyonders kicks off in Madrid to investigate worker-friendly technologies — Energy efficiency:New LIFE project CondoReno, one-stop-shops for condominiums renovation
EBC selects new Secretary General — Energy Efficiency: EBC welcomes the European Commission’s EPBD proposal — Standardisation: SBS elections for 2022-25, new EBC representative — Digitalisation: Commission looks for digital champions among construction SMEs — Asbestos: EBC and FIEC meet Commission to discuss a realistic removal framework — Vacancy notice: EBC Technical Officer
SME Support: right focus and ambition in the EC President’s State of the Union speech — Asbestos : Commission proposes more realistic exposure limit value in new legislative proposal — Late Payment: New European study showcases urgent need for reform of European Directive — Digital construction: DG Grow launches website on the digitalisation of construction SMEs —Skills : EBC calls for reliable data on skill shortage at European Heating Industry event — Sustainable Finance: Construction 2050 Alliance event on EU taxonomy — Skills: new call for action for the Pact for Skills — Public Procurement: EBC meets EC to discuss impact of rising material and energy prices — CPR: European Parliament updated calendar on CPR revision — BIM4Ren: closing events
CPR: EBC and SBS call for a clear, stable, and SME-friendly CPR — Circular Economy: Construction SMEs proposals to improve CDW management — Sustainable Finance: Construction 2050 Alliance event on EU taxonomy — Late Payment: New report shows need for stricter rules —SME reporting: EBC contributes to consultation on Sustainability Reporting Standards — Digitalization: survey on Digital Building Logbooks — Construction 4.0: EBC in new EU project HumanTech — BIM4Ren: busy final month of activities
Energy efficiency:EBC advances concrete proposals to improve the EPBD —Standardisation: EBC President intervenes at SBS annual event on Sustainable Products — BIM: SBS attends plenary of CEN/TC 442 in Norway — Built4People: EBC talks about inclusivity and innovation in construction—Research & Innovation: ECCREDI Open Forum and Council Meeting — EU funding: €100m available for the LIFE Clean Energy Transition Call 2022 — BIM: BIM4Ren Training Day in Spain — Skills: Survey for construction companies on skills needs and challenges
Fuel and Materials prices: EBC sends a letter to the EC asking for supporting measures for SMEs —Energy Efficiency: EBC asks MEPs for an ambitious but realistic EPBD recast — Apprenticeship: EBC exchanges with Commissioner Schmit at SMEunited event — Digitalisation: EBC co-chairs HLCF session on digital tools in the EU green transition—Research & Innovation: 1st Built4People partnership Stakeholder forum — Standardisation: Upcoming SBS Annual event focuses on sustainable products — BIM: BIM4Ren launch its Training programme in Rome — Skills: Construction Blueprint meeting in Paris
Philip van Nieuwenhuizen assumes the presidency of EBC —Energy Efficiency:EBC highlights areas for improvement in the revision of the EPBD — REACH revision: survey for construction professionals using chemical products — The Romanian cluster ZEPHER joins EBC—EBC Training Day at CAPEB in Paris — Digital Tools: BIM4Ren in the spotlight at BIM-World Paris 2022 — Digital Construction: BIM4Ren Training programme launch in Rome
CPR: EC publishes its CPR revision proposal —Asbestos: EBC calls for strong accompanying measures and a realistic exposure limit value— Construction SMEs: First physical EBC meeting since COVID — Sustainability: C2050 Alliance messages on the access to primary & secondary raw materials — Circular Economy: EBC intervenes in the 2022 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference — Skills: EBC supports call to Commission to strengthen installers’ skills — Construction Blueprint: Survey on construction SMEs job profiles & skills needs — BIM4REN: Webinar on digital tools for data driven renovation design projects
Skills: New Pact to improve competences in construction — Late Payment: EBC calls for zero tolerance policy during EU Industry Days — Circularity: Last call to register to the 2022 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference — Raw materials: Construction 2050 Alliance event on sustainable access to materials — SBS welcomes new EC Standardisation Strategy focus on SMEs and inclusiveness — Resilience in construction: EBC speaks in EU Industry days podcast — Energy renovation: BIM4Ren webinar on tools for data driven renovation design — BIM-SPEED Competition: Extended deadline