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 [...]

Priority question for written answer  P-000819/2024 to the Commission Rule 138 Alexander Bernhuber (PPE) 1. The Commission president publicly announced the aim to reduce administrative burdens for farmers where possible. When and in which way will the planned massive additional administrative burdens, costs and restrictions for farmers and forest owners [...]

Information from the Finnish delegation, on behalf of the Austrian, Finnish, Slovenian and Swedish delegations, and supported by the Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian and Slovak delegations. Extract: "The European Commission and its new work programme will play a key role in promoting the EU's [...]

The Commission has adopted an amendment to the 2023-24 Work Programme of Horizon Europe, the EU's research and innovation programme. The amendment mobilises previously unallocated Horizon Europe funding to increase the 2024 budget by nearly €1.4 billion to a total of €7.3 billion. This amendment includes an investment of nearly [...]

Source: Council of the European Union Outcome of Proceedings: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products This legislative initiative reviews the rules of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), adopted in 2011. Following the publication of [...]

The Guidelines on Closer to Nature Forest Management published in July 2023 are now available as brochure in all EU languages at: Guidelines on closer-to-nature forest management - Publications Office of the EU (europa.eu) The guidelines have been translated to facilitate their use by forest actors and stakeholders in all [...]

EOS participated at the Festival of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) organised on 9-13 April in Parc du Cinquantenaire and the Arts and History Museum in Brussels. This year, the Festival explored topics such as shelter and living environments, land and water, fashion and human wellbeing in light of the changing [...]

The initiative was listed as one of the priorities for 2024 in the State of the Union 2023. Originally scheduled for 14 February 2024, the adoption took place on 20 March 2024. Download here the Communication: "Building the future with nature: Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU". The Commission [...]