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SME Assembly 2023: Construction SMEs show support to Regulation proposal to tackle late payment Economy

SME Assembly 2023: Construction SMEs show support to Regulation proposal to tackle late payment

In the context of the 2023 edition of the SME Assembly, held in Bilbao on 13-15 November, EBC was invited not only to attend and discuss small businesses’ matters with...

November 16, 2023 Read more
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Energy efficiency: EBC invited to discuss EPBD with the BUILD UP Board of Ambassadors Energy & Environment

Energy efficiency: EBC invited to discuss EPBD with the BUILD UP Board of Ambassadors

Since its launch back in 2009, BUILD UP has become the reference portal for energy efficiency in buildings in Europe. Under the umbrella of the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment...

October 30, 2023 Read more
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Standardisation: EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the CPR Standardisation

Standardisation: EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the CPR

Earlier this month, EBC participated in two significant meetings focused on the implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). The first meeting, the Administrative Cooperation group...

October 30, 2023 Read more
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EU Vocational skills week: EBC speaks in High-level construction forum and EVBB events on skills in construction Social Affairs

EU Vocational skills week: EBC speaks in High-level construction forum and EVBB events on skills in construction

The 2023 European Vocational Skills Week (EVSKW), launched this Monday and closing on Friday, is embedded in the European Year of Skills (EYS), which takes place from 9 May 2023...

October 24, 2023 Read more
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Join us for the SBS Construction Forum 2023 dedicated to the Construction Products Regulation Standardisation

Join us for the SBS Construction Forum 2023 dedicated to the Construction Products Regulation

After four years of absence, EBC and SBS have the pleasure to announce the SBS Construction Forum 2023! This event will happen both in SBS premises in Brussels and online,...

October 23, 2023 Read more
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Energy Efficiency: Co-legislators mark progress in EPBD trilogue negotiation Energy & Environment

Energy Efficiency: Co-legislators mark progress in EPBD trilogue negotiation

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is pivotal in defining a legislative framework for delivering the ambitions of the European Green Deal and the Renovation Wave, rendered even more...

October 19, 2023 Read more
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Posting of workers: ELA EU 4 Fair Construction campaign launched with event in Belgium Social Affairs

Posting of workers: ELA EU 4 Fair Construction campaign launched with event in Belgium

The European Labour Authority (ELA) considers the construction sector to be a critical area as the largest industrial employer in the EU. Many of its sectoral employment models are relevant...

October 17, 2023 Read more
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Renewables: new Horizon Europe project on integrated photovoltaics kicks off in Leuven Energy & Environment

Renewables: new Horizon Europe project on integrated photovoltaics kicks off in Leuven

On 12 and 13 October in Leuven, EBC attended the kick-off meeting of the brand-new EU-funded project INCREASE, which stands for “effective advaNCements towards uptake of photovoltaic (PV) integrated...

October 17, 2023 Read more
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Innovation: Built4People Stakeholder Forum 2023 on new solutions to deliver EU climate targets

Innovation: Built4People Stakeholder Forum 2023 on new solutions to deliver EU climate targets

On October 3, EBC attended the Built4People Stakeholders Forum, organized by its managing partners the European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP) and World Green Building Council’s (WGBC) Euro...

October 6, 2023 Read more
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EBC meets European Labour Authority during its Board of Directors in Slovakia Social Affairs

EBC meets European Labour Authority during its Board of Directors in Slovakia

At the invitation of its Slovak member Slovenský Živnostenský Zväz SZZ (the Slovak Craft Industry Federation, in English), an enlarged EBC Board of Directors travelled to Bratislava this week for...

September 27, 2023 Read more
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Sustainability Reporting: EBC participates in EFRAG workshops on Voluntary SME Reporting Standard Energy & Environment

Sustainability Reporting: EBC participates in EFRAG workshops on Voluntary SME Reporting Standard

Following the entry into force of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), new EU sustainability reporting requirements will apply to EU companies, varying on their size and status. La...

September 21, 2023 Read more
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Skills: Commission publishes its first Pact for skills Annual Report Social Affairs

Skills: Commission publishes its first Pact for skills Annual Report

The European Commission has recently released the first Pact for Skills Annual report 2022. This first edition assesses the progress made towards skills anticipation and development by members of the...

September 19, 2023 Read more