European Builders Confederation

EBC

EBC (European Builders Confederation) is a European professional organisation, which represents the interests of craftsmen and SMEs from the construction sector. EBC's main tasks are: • To promote and defend the interests of its members and their adherents at the European institutions: European Commission, European Parliament,Council of the European Union, European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. • To represent and defend the interests of construction craftsmen and SMEs with the various European standards committees by participating in the elaboration of European Standards. • To promote and develop the image and the conditions of craftsmen and SMEs in the construction sector.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Stefan Moser (Head of Unit Energy)

30 Sept 2025 · 35th anniversary dinner EBC

Meeting with Katharina Knapton-Vierlich (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

3 Jul 2025 · Part of the consultation with major European Business associations within the construction ecosystem to gather input for the Strategy.

Meeting with Matthew Baldwin (Deputy Director-General Energy) and

2 Jun 2025 · Housing, homelessness, social housing, sustainability, short term rental accommodations, construction

Meeting with Irene Tinagli (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and European Association of Public Banks and Funding agencies AISBL

29 Apr 2025 · Meeting on housing issues

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

17 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on construction policy

Meeting with Anna Cavazzini (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

6 Mar 2025 · Public procurement directives reform

Meeting with Marcos Ros Sempere (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

5 Feb 2025 · Meeting with European Builders Confederation

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

30 Jan 2025 · Public procurement

Meeting with Marcos Ros Sempere (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Nov 2024 · Meeting with European Builders Confederation

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy)

8 Oct 2024 · Energy transition, housing

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and SMEunited aisbl

24 Sept 2024 · Sustainable Finance

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

15 Mar 2024 · Clean Transition Dialogue for Cities

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and

21 Feb 2024 · Stakeholder Roundtable on Late Payment Regulation

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

1 Feb 2024 · The situation of the construction sector in Europe and the modernisation of the European sectoral social dialogue

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

22 Feb 2023 · Speaker at event: Construction Blueprint project / The skills needed to implement the Renovation Wave

Meeting with Alessandra Basso (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

15 Nov 2022 · Construction Products Regulation

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

20 Oct 2022 · circular economy and construction sector

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

27 Nov 2020 · High Level Roundtable - Skills for the Construction Sector

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

27 Nov 2020 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the construction sector.

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

23 Apr 2020 · How building renovation can contribute to post covid-19 recovery, how to get renovation projects off the ground, how to remove regulatory obstacles and improve advice.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

20 Apr 2020 · Follow-up call on the crisis’ impact on the built environment sector

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

7 Apr 2020 · The impact of COVID-19 on the built environment ecosystem

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

29 Jan 2020 · Speech on "the European Green Deal and renovation wave" at the EBC "Construction sector lunch"

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

4 Oct 2016 · Energy Efficiency

Meeting with Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

2 Jun 2016 · Occupational Health and Safety

Meeting with Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

4 Nov 2015 · Women in construction

Meeting with Raquel Lucas (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

12 Mar 2015 · European sectoral social dialogue in construction; - The participation of young and female workers to the construction sector; OSH Strategic Framework 2014-2020

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

22 Jan 2015 · - Revision of the SBA