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EBC is the European professional organisation representing construction SMEs in Europe.

21/10/2026

📢 EBC President Jean Christophe Repon and Secretary General Fernando Sigchos Jiménez visited CNA Costruzioni in Rome, together with a delegation from CAPEB Grand Paris.

Discussions focused on housing and in Italy, France and Europe, addressing also the CNA Costruzioni Executive Committee on the EPBD and EU public procurement rules.

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/ebc-president-and-secretary-general-visit-cna-costruzioni-in-rome-to-discuss-housing-and-renovation/

20/10/2026

📢 Health & Safety: EBC becomes an official partner of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ( ) Healthy Workplaces Campaign on mental health at work, running from 2026 to 2028.

As EBC President Jean Christophe Repon said: “Mental wellbeing is an important part of a safe and healthy workplace, and construction is no exception. EBC is pleased to join “Together for mental health at work” to help raise awareness in our sector and encourage practical, proportionate approaches for the micro-enterprises and SMEs that make up 99% of it.”

In , physical demands, tight deadlines and skills shortages can put pressure on workers and entrepreneurs, even more so in smaller companies where they operate side by side.

EBC will continue to raise awareness and promote good practices on mental at work, with a focus on the needs of construction .

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/health-safety-ebc-becomes-an-official-partner-of-the-eu-osha-healthy-workplaces-campaign-together-for-mental-health-at-work/

16/10/2026

🚀 Training: EBC invited to high-level event “Towards a European Apprenticeship Area”, organised by Euro App Mobility in Paris.

Building on the initiative of former French Minister and MEP Jean Arthuis, the event gathered European and French policymakers, industry leaders and networks to strengthen cross-border apprentice mobility.

As key providers of throughout Europe, construction SMEs play an essential role in training the next generation of skilled workers. The event marked the official launch of the European Club of Employers, a new EU network bringing businesses together to facilitate apprentice exchanges across Europe.

The conference also featured a keynote address by Mario Nava, Director-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission , on EU-wide perspectives for apprentice mobility.

EBC will continue to support initiatives that strengthen and enable construction to contribute to skills development across Europe.

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/training-ebc-attends-high-level-conference-in-paris-on-establishing-a-european-apprenticeship-area/

15/10/2026

📢 Energy efficiency: EBC attends the Friends of Europe Energy and Climate Summit 2026, with Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen.

The Commissioner stressed the role of energy in tackling high fossil fuel prices, pointing to the benefits of upgrading windows, expanding heat pump use and lowering electricity taxation to encourage cleaner energy.

The summit also addressed water efficiency and the growing energy demand of AI, underlining the importance of solutions and .

EBC will continue engaging with EU institutions and stakeholders to keep energy efficiency a priority and support and citizens in renovating .

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/energy-efficiency-ebc-attends-friends-of-europe-energy-and-climate-summit-2026-with-commissioner-jorgensen/

13/10/2026

♻️Sustainable construction: EBC highlights BIO4EEB’s findings & training activities at the 5th Built4People Stakeholders Forum, “Building Europe’s Resilient Future”, hosted by Buildwise.

During the session on circular , EBC Senior Technical Officer Valia Tsiala shared insights from the Horizon Europe project , focusing on the skills and practical training needed to bring bio-based materials and circular solutions to building .

As leader of BIO4EEB’s activities, EBC highlighted the need to equip local construction professionals with practical to handle and install bio-based insulation materials, while bridging the gap between research and innovation, and reuse, and their application on site.

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/sustainable-construction-ebc-discusses-circularity-innovation-and-training-in-construction-at-the-built4people-stakeholders-forum/

09/10/2026

🏠 EBC replies to the Commission's Call for Evidence on the Simplification Package

With making up 99% of construction companies, evidence shows how regulatory burden translates into fewer homes, higher prices and stalled renovation. Indeed, are falling; authorisations come one after another; rules change at the municipal border; households pay for the accumulation; small-scale work is assessed project by project; unstable support destroys demand; and obligations run ahead of .

In this context, next to several good practices, EBC has identified five cross-cutting asks to support a more coordinated, and predictable regulatory framework, including:

🟦 An enforceable “think first” test: new rules checked for cost and clarity for small and micro companies.
🟨 where Member States go beyond the EU minimum: national add-ons made visible.
🟦 One integrated procedure per project: once-only principle, with assessments in parallel.
🟨 Binding with a defined consequence: tacit approval for procedural steps.
🟦 No new requirement without an obligation: less data, fewer portals.

Let’s enable construction SMEs to invest, deliver more homes and contribute to Europe’s and goals!

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/housing-ebc-replies-to-the-commissions-call-for-evidence-on-the-housing-simplification-package/

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09/10/2026

📢 80th anniversary: About 2,700 people gathered in Paris to showcase France’s hashtag craft trades and hashtag .

Bringing together government, industry and social partners around, EBC and CAPEB President Jean Christophe Repon was joined on stage, among others, by Vincent Jeanbrun, Minister for Housing, and Serge Papin, Minister in charge of Crafts, Saint-Gobain ain CEO Benoit Bazin and leaders of the paritarian institutes OPPBTP, CCCA-BTP, PRO BTP Groupe to discuss how craft businesses work alongside industry, and contribute to national and EU priorities such as , the transition and .

EBC Vice-Presidents Enrico Mancini and Philip van Nieuwenhuizen and Secretary General Fernando Sigchos Jiménez brought a European perspective to the event.

Congratulations again to CAPEB on 80 years of representing France’s craft and small construction companies. Here’s to our continued European partnership!

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/capeb-80th-anniversary-a-political-showcase-for-the-french-construction-craft-trades/

08/10/2026

📢 New Standardisation Regulation: Standards are about competitiveness, not just compliance

EBC, SBS and SMEunited ted release a joint press release raising concerns that the new European Commission’s proposal risks reducing the role of in standardisation to supporting EU legislation, overlooking the strategic value of standards for competitiveness and growth.

“We must reiterate the importance and tangibly support the economic impact of standards as a tool for competitiveness and growth for SMEs, beyond just compliance with EU legislation and policy objectives,” stated SBS President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen.

At the same time, “citing Technical Specifications could enable SMEs to benefit more quickly from presumption of conformity and greater legal certainty”, noted SMEUnited President Davide Galli. Additionally, “a more systematic use of digital tools and machine-readable data formats should mean standards that are easier to access, understand and apply on site, also in construction and its around 600 harmonised standards”, said EBC President Jean Christophe Repon.

The three organisations call for continued support for SME participation in , sustainable funding for the European Standardisation System and standards that are more , digital and responsive to SMEs’ needs.

➡️Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/standardisation-ebc-sbs-smeunited-joint-press-release-on-new-standardisation-regulation/

06/10/2026

🏠 How can One-Stop Shops for energy efficiency help overcome the challenges of renovation across Europe?

EBC and UIPI - International Union of Property Owners PI put this question to policymakers, property owners, architects, local authorities, financiers and construction SMEs at the final event, “Scaling up : One-Stop Shops meet the condominium challenge”.

Opening the event, Robert Nuij (DG ENERGY) set the tone: under the revised , One-Stop Shops (OSS) must move from pilots to scale. Three panels then followed the renovation journey:

🟦 : the condominium maze
Emmanuelle Causse (UIPI), Mátyás András Dén (MITOE), Willemien Anaf (City of Mechelen) and Luisa Peitz (Haus & Grund Deutschland) explored how collective decisions, clear information and trust turn owners’ willingness to into action.

🟨 : from decision to practice
Fernando Sigchos Jiménez (EBC), Katharina Erdmenger (ACE), Karine Bidart (Agence Parisienne du Climat) and Mariangela Luceri (FEDARENE) showed how OSS keep projects moving from a decision towards real works – and connect condominiums with local construction .

🟦 : funding the present and future
Jennifer Johnson (EMF), Bianca Faragau (European Investment Bank), John Decleyn (Atradius) and Rémi Collombet (Efficient Buildings Europe) made it clear: the bottleneck is often not capital but projects – which need better preparation, guarantees and risk-sharing.

Closing the event, MEP Marcos Ros Sempere (S&D) called for clear national rules and renovation plans to implement the EPBD, backed by EU funds for renovation and OSS.

The common thread: the renovation journey often breaks down at the handovers and OSS can bridge them, from decision to work site.

EBC remains committed to a pragmatic EPBD implementation, with as a single point of guidance helping construction and craft trades renovate Europe’s building stock.

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05/10/2026

📢 Climate adaptation: EBC’s Board met in Madrid, hosted by member Confederación Nacional de la Construcción ( ) at the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción ( ).

Last Friday 2 October, EBC Directors exchanged mostly on adaptation to extreme conditions and VET under paritarianism. María José Leguina, Head of the Labour Department at , presented the heat sectoral protocol agreed by Spanish employers and trade unions to adapt to extreme weather conditions.

Mariano Sanz Loriente, Secretary General of , presented trends in the Spanish sector and the role of CNC in social dialogue and paritarian initiatives, while EBC Board members also visited the facilities to learn more about its approach to sectoral hashtag and hashtag development.

Also in the agenda: , EPBD, , and vocational & education.

EBC thanks Confederación Nacional de la Construcción and Fundación Laboral de la Construcción for their hospitality! EBC will keep working to ensure EU policies reflect the realities of construction and craft trades.

➡️ Read more: https://www.ebc-construction.eu/news/climate-adaptation-ebc-board-of-directors-meets-in-madrid-to-discuss-heat-stress-and-extreme-weather-in-construction/

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