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On 27 March, a large delegation from FIEC’s Dutch member federation, Bouwend Nederland, visited FIEC for a lively exchange on the current priorities of the European Commission, whose Work Programme 2025 was presented in a brief overview provided by FIEC Director General, Domenico Campogrande. Focus was placed also on the mission and activities of the Federation, being the main representative of construction companies and the voice of the sector in Brussels.

Among others, key discussions covered the “Affordable Housing” initiative (see FIEC's published Position Paper), issues related to sub-contracting, the forthcoming revision of the EU Public Procurement Directives, "Social ID cards in construction" and the expected “Water Resilience Strategy” (cfr. FIEC-EIC Joint Call on the EU Blue Deal). The latter will be the main theme of the FIEC Congress 2025 to be held on 16 May, in Athens.

These exchanges allow for a better understanding of the national priorities and how they fit into a wider EU agenda: A good opportunity to remind that around 75% of the national legislation depends directly or indirectly from the EU decision-making process. Hence the importance of the role of FIEC is recognised and strengthened.