Digitalisation
On 5 and 6 September, EBC travelled to Ireland, for the General Assembly of the Horizon Europe initiative HumanTech, whose efforts are geared towards developing human centred technologies for a...
Social Affairs
As official partner of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) Healthy Workplaces campaign 2023 - 2025 on “Safe and healthy work in the digital age”, EBC...
Standardisation
As part of its commitment to improve SME inclusiveness, EBC has replied to the European Commission's public consultation on the evaluation of Regulation 1025/2012 concerning European Standardisation. ...
Digitalisation
The European Builders Confederation (EBC), representing micro companies, SMEs, and crafts in the construction sector, congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European...
Social Affairs
The first half of July was marked by several exchanges on the European social dialogue, both horizontal and sectoral, with the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL...
Standardisation
Small Business Standards (SBS) has announced its annual call for experts to represent European SMEs in standardisation bodies for 2025. This call is open to professionals from any sector interested...
Energy & Environment
On Tuesday 2 July, the Brussels-based think-tank Bruegel published a policy paper titled “How to finance the European Union’s building decarbonisation plan” assessing the feasibil...
Social Affairs
In the coming years, the focus for EU leaders will span a range of critical areas: re-industrialization, digitalization, energy transition, or enhancing supply chain resilience. But now, at the start...
On 18 June, during its annual General Assembly, the European Builders Confederation EBC members unanimously approved the membership request from the International Association of Painting Contractors U...
Digitalisation
The European Council for Construction Research, Development, and Innovation (ECCREDI) convened on 20 June 2024 for its council meeting at the Belgian private research institute Buildwise in Zaventem, ...
Standardisation
As part of its role in coordinating construction activities for SBS, EBC took part in the CEN Technical Committee 442 plenary meeting, dedicated to the standardisation of Building Information Modellin...
Economy
On 12 June 2024, the Belgian Presidency of the Council organised an event dedicated to the craft sectors titled "A European policy for the craft sector". Hosted by Belgian Minister...