The list below features key priorities for the upcoming year, drawing from structured dialogues with the European Parliament and discussions with the Council. It will be followed up by the Commission work programme for 2026. A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness - Single Market Roadmap to 2028 [...]

Source: European Commission The United States and the European Union are pleased to announce that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade ('Framework Agreement'). This Framework Agreement represents a concrete demonstration of our commitment to fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade and [...]

Summary: The objective of the European strategy for housing construction is to support the construction sector so that it can effectively contribute to closing the gap between housing supply and demand.  The strategy sets out the current situation, outlines the main gaps faced by the construction supply sector, and proposes [...]

Source & more information: EU Funding & Tenders Portal This call for tender seeks a study to support the development of the European Strategy for Housing Construction by DG GROW. Its goal is to gather comprehensive data on housing permit systems across EU Member States, assess existing digitalisation and streamlining [...]

Source: ECOS Introduction When redeveloping buildings, the new design cannot always reuse the existing structural frame in its current form - but the building may still contain valuable structural timber elements that can be deconstructed and reused in the new building. In this scenario, reused structural timber elements are not [...]

Source: European Commission On 14th July, the European Commission launched an open public consultation on the European Affordable Housing Plan, which addresses the housing crisis that continues to impact millions of Europeans. The plan will support EU Member States, regions, and cities in tackling structural challenges, unlocking public and private investment [...]

As the Treaties make no specific reference to forests, the European Union does not have a common forestry policy. Therefore, it remains primarily a national competence. However, the EU has established a European forest strategy and supports many actions that have a significant impact on forests in the EU and [...]

You can download the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1342 of 11 July 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of multilayered wood flooring originating in the People’s Republic of China here: Implementing regulation - EU - 2025/1342 - EN - EUR-Lex