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Skills: Construction SMEs and crafts’ 10 action points  to address skills and labour needs in construction Social Affairs

Skills: Construction SMEs and crafts’ 10 action points to address skills and labour needs in construction

During the closing event of the European Year of Skills, the European Builders Confederation (EBC) released a position paper with 10 action points to tackle the significant skills and labour...

April 30, 2024 Read more
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Energy Efficiency: CondoReno Steering Committee advances sustainable renovation in Mechelen Energy & Environment

Energy Efficiency: CondoReno Steering Committee advances sustainable renovation in Mechelen

On April 24 and 25, 2024, key stakeholders of the CondoReno project convened in Mechelen for a critical Steering Committee meeting. Hosted at Het Predikheren, the gathering aimed to assess...

April 29, 2024 Read more
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Late Payment: European Parliament sends strong SME-friendly signal with clear support of Thun report Economy

Late Payment: European Parliament sends strong SME-friendly signal with clear support of Thun report

This week, during the last Plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs voted on the Report by MEP Róża Thun und Hohenstein (Renew, Poland) on the Late Payment...

April 25, 2024 Read more
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Late Payment: EBC calls for clear enforcement in EU Payment Observatory event Economy

Late Payment: EBC calls for clear enforcement in EU Payment Observatory event

On Wednesday 17 April, EBC was invited to speak at a webinar organised by the EU Observatory of Payments in Commercial Transactions (EU Payment Observatory) on enforcement measures regarding late...

April 18, 2024 Read more
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EU Council adoption of recast EPBD:  EBC and its construction SMEs call for quality implementation Energy & Environment

EU Council adoption of recast EPBD: EBC and its construction SMEs call for quality implementation

On 12 April, the Council of the European Union (EU) formally approved the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), marking the end of an intense legislative process...

April 17, 2024 Read more
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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

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

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