The Council adopted its position (‘general approach’) on the green claims directive, which aims to address greenwashing and help consumers make truly greener decisions when buying a product or using a service. Consumers need reliable, comparable and verifiable environmental claims in order to make fully informed decisions. However, a 2020 study found [...]

As the formal adoption of the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) did not meet the required majority in March, the Belgian Presidency decided to put the item on the agenda once again. After a round of interventions, the Council announced that the required majority had been reached to formally adopt the [...]

The Programme of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union can be downloaded HERE. In the spot light: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY play an important role in combating climate change and protecting biodiversity and nature, thus preserving the values of our planet. An exchange of views will [...]

As part of the revised rules – adopted in April - buildings professionals will need to disclose the global warming potential (GWP) of new buildings on energy performance certificates, using a calculation measure drawn from Level(s). The updated rules will come into effect from 2028, for new buildings with a useful floor [...]

The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1681 of 6 March 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing classes of performance in relation to the resistance to fire of construction products was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on [...]

The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1399 of 10 November 2023 on the conditions for classification, without testing, of solid wood panelling and cladding with regard to their reaction to fire and amending Decision 2006/213/EC, was published in the Official Journal of the EU L 2024/1399 on the 22nd of May [...]

The Commission has officially extended anti-dumping measures on imports of birch plywood from Russia to imports from Kazakhstan and Turkey. The extension follows an investigation which concluded that EU anti-dumping duties on imports of birch plywood from Russia were being circumvented by imports transhipped from Russia to Kazakhstan and Turkey, [...]

The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (‘the basic Regulation’), alleging that imports of multilayered [...]

Source: European Commission (JRC)   The report emphasizes the importance of standardisation in promoting circular construction and the circular economy. It discusses the need for future standardisation and pre-normative research for circular construction in terminology, metrology, such as indicators, performance characterisation, compatibility and operability assessments.  Several opportunities for synergies are [...]

Source: European Labour Authority The European labour market is tightening, in spite of slower economic growth. Many companies are now competing for workers. Sectors such as construction and engineering crafts, healthcare and ICT occupations are among the most affected. These are some of the insights of the sixth edition of [...]