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FIEC Newsletter 2026

29.09.2026

  • Our answer to 2nd-phase Consultation - "Quality Jobs Act"
  • FIEC joins the REACH and Recycled Aggregates coalition
  • FIEC participates in the launching of the "European Road Alliance"
  • 12 November, Warsaw: FIEC at "Recovery Construction Forum 5.0"
  • 75th anniversary of GEBTP Luxembourg: Highlights from festive event

 

22.09.2026

  • "State of the Union” SOTEU 2026
  • "Fair Labour Mobility" package: EU to simplify cross-border work
  • FIEC Technical Commission plenary - 2026 edition
  • Launch of the "Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform"
  • Joint Statement on psychosocial risks in the workplace
  • Video of the month: Interview with Rasmus Brandt Lassen (Denmark)
  • GEBTP Luxembourg turns 75 years

 

15.09.2026

  • FIEC calls for procurement rules that work for construction
  • "Affordable Housing Act" combines local action with support for more homes
  • New study of the European Employers' Institute on the "Right to Training"
  • Grete Aspelund elected President of FIEC's Norwegian member federation (EBA)
  • Jimmy Bengtsson elected President of NHO Byggenæringen
  • "Construction Blueprint 2" launches European Skills Observatory Survey
  • FIEC Statistical Report points to a fragile construction recovery
  • East Finland contractors explore Belgian construction innovation

 

08.09.2026

  • FIEC welcomes new member from Poland
  • Industry coalition sets priorities for the EU Public Procurement Act
  • Mind@Work 1st Policy Brief - Mental Health at Work
  • EMPL Committee approved two texts related to Health and Safety at Work
  • Communication on the European Pillar of Social Rights
  • Construction at the heart of Europe's competitiveness agenda
  • Video of the month: Interview with Ulrik Branner, FIEC Vice-President

 

14.07.2026

  • Antonio Ciucci, new ANCE President
  • Revision of Social Security Coordination rules
  • Investment in Ukraine
  • Sustainability Reporting Standards
  • EURES highlights on labour trends
  • "Mental Health at Work": 7 July, Meeting of Consortium project partners
  • FIEC Newsletter takes its Summer break

 

07.07.2026

 

30.06.2026

 

23.06.2026

  • 80th Anniversary of ANCE
  • Social Dialogue
  • European Housing Alliance
  • Circular buildings
  • Ready-mixed Concrete
  • 17 June: FIEC exchanges views on the housing crisis at the EESC
  • EU and North African employers’ representatives meet in Turin to address training and migration challenges
  • 18 June: BuildSkills Academy Masterclass at FIEC premises
  • 30 Years of AEIP

 

16.06.2026

 

 

09.06.2026

 

02.06.2026

 

26.05.2026

 

19.05.2026

 

12.05.2026

 

05.05.2026

 

21.04.2026

 

28.04.2026

 

21.04.2026

 

14.04.2026

 

07.04.2026

  • FIEC Steering Committee meets in Udine (IT)
  • Expert Workshop on Land Policies and Affordable Housing
  • Save the Date: 22 April, Kyiv, Recovery Construction Forum Ukraine 3.0
  • 5th edition of Eurobridge
  • 29 April: First Industrial Dialogue for Robotics in Construction 
  • EXCEL4HOUSING 4.0: Call for Innovators is open

 

31.03.2026

  • FIEC discusses housing crisis at "Construma Budapest"
  • ELA consults EU social partners on subcontracting liability
  • Launch of the new "Industrial Forum"
  • Social dialogue for construction: Working Group on "VET and Youth"
  • European Parliament publishes a draft report on Mental Health at Work
  • FNTP at FIEC: European Commission outlines priorities for construction
  • High Level Construction Forum - Plenary meeting

 

24.03.2026

  • Election of Frédéric Carré, new FFB President
  • European Commission investigates into building permits across the EU
  • European Commission consults for an "Affordable Housing Act"
  • Call for Evidence on the "Water Framework Directive"
  • Public feedback procedure on Delegated Acts under the Taxonomy Regulation
  • 28th regime (“EU Inc.”): Towards simplification, with important open questions

 

17.03.2026

  • European Parliament adopts Resolution on housing crisis in the EU
  • CEN Coordination Group "Construction": Reuse in harmonised standards
  • Council adopts Recommendation on human capital in the EU 
  • FIEC celebrates 10 years of the European Labour Authority "EU Platform on Undeclared Work" 
  • European Labour Authority campaign on benefits of declared work
  • European Parliament endorses creation of the EU Talent Pool

 

10.03.2026

  • European Commission presents "Industrial Accelerator Act" under the Clean Industrial Deal
  • European Labour Authority Workshop for construction social partners
  • FIEC attends the EU Social Forum 2026
  • POSTING STAT 2.0: FIEC attends project final conference
  • Future "Affordable Housing Act": European Commission's Consultation
  • FIEC Annual Report 2025: Language versions are online (DE, FR, ES, IT)

 

03.03.2026

  • FIEC Statement: Ukraine, four years of war - From resilience to reconstruction
  • Simplification of Sustainability Reporting published in EU Official Journal
  • "Skills Portability Initiative": FIEC's answer to the Call for Evidence
  • DESOCO3 Project Meeting on Subcontracting

 

24.02.2026

  • European Parliament presents ideas to respond to EU housing crisis
  • EU foreign ministers fail to clinch 20th Russia sanctions package
  • FIEC attends Business Europe event on simplification
  • 3-4 March, 2026: European Employment and Social Rights Forum
  • EU legislative initiative on Climate Resilience

 

17.02.2026

  • Antwerp: Industry Calls for Urgent EU Action
  • Third mandate begins for EU Platform on Sustainable Finance
  • Subcontracting is a vital part of the Construction industry - Vote of the EP
  • Apprenticeship abroad: Call from Danish VET organisation
  • Launch of EU project Mind@Work

 

10.02.2006

  • Subcontracting: EP vote on Own-initiative Report
  • FIEC at final conference of AEIP Post-Meet project
  • European Commission consults on upcoming VET Strategy
  • New "Horizon Europe" Calls: Climate, Energy and Mobility Research
  • Eurobridge conference: 10 April 2026, Brussels
  • Batibouw and "Forum Construction" 2026:
  • Sustainaility and Innovation in the spotlight

 

03.02.2026

  • FIEC's answer to the consultation on a "Quality Jobs Act"
  • FIEC provides input on "Fair Labour Mobility"
  • On the way to Intermat 2027
  • European Construction Observatory enters new phase
  • 24-25 March: Conference on Foundation Decarbonisation and Re-use

 

27.01.2026

  • FIEC appointed as Member of "EU Platform on Sustainable Finance"
  • Construction 2050 Alliance tables main priorities for 2026
  • FIEC responds to European Commission's Consultation on the revision of EU Public Procurement rules
  • FIEC participates in the hearing on Skills Portability
  • European Employers' Institute (EEI) published new business case on the use of AI in construction

 

20.01.2026

Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026

  • European Commission presents first-ever "EU Affordable Housing Plan"
  • FIEC participates in Commission’s Hearing on Public Procurement
  • Construction Services Act: Public Consultation is open
  • European Commission consults on "Fair Labour Mobility" package
  • FIEC120 new video: A message from Jean-Pierre Paseri

 

13.01.2026

  • New EU Platform dedicated to Construction
  • Simplification of Anti-Deforestation Law entered into force
  • Publication of the "Asbestos Guidelines"
  • FIEC reacts on proposal to extend ELA powers
  • Consultation opens on Skills Portability Initiative
  • FIEC120: A message by Daniel Tardy (FNTP)
     

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