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Response to EU taxonomy - Review of the environmental delegated act

5 Dec 2025

The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT is an advocacy organization representing construction contractors, specialized contractors, and the construction product industry. RT focuses on public, business, and industrial matters, as well as labor markets. We have over 3,000 member companies, the majority of which are small and medium-sized enterprises. Our members are leading companies in six sectors of the Finnish construction industry: building construction, infrastructure, construction product industry, building service industry and trade, HVAC contractors, and surface contractors. CFCI welcomes the Sustainable investment review of the EU taxonomy environmental delegated act. DNSH criteria should become a guide towards more sustainable construction and not get too caught up in unclear interpretations. Taxonomy could be used to promote more low-carbon and energy-efficient construction. The DNSH criteria should be as concrete as possible and focus on guiding companies towards actions instead of reporting. One of the challenges is the lack of interpretation in certain criteria, for example the DNSH criteria for biodiversity in new construction, DNSH criteria 5 for remanufacturing and the circular economy, which would be needed to use a building for different purposes during its service life. According to the EPBD it is mandatory to calculate GWP, but taxonomy does not give a limit value for the carbon footprint. Because of that the limit values will be given nationally and may differ from each other. Carbon footprint shall be calculated using EN 15978 and delegated act under the EPBD. Under climate change mitigation the technical criteria for new construction could be more demanding including for example a strict limit value for the carbon footprint, but the DNSH criteria, with the amount of documentation and reporting, should be relatively lighter. For example, listing materials in accordance with the current DNSH criteria for the circular economy takes a lot of time. In Finland there is a vast problem with trees since our country is covered with forests. It is very difficult to use taxonomy funding since very often it is necessary to cut down trees. Taxonomy should be adjusted to different circumstances so that the use of it would be applicable to all Member States. National building codes should also be taken into consideration. For example, domes-tic water nominal flow for taps, showers and toilet seats in Finland are bigger than those in taxonomy thus achieving the taxonomy limits causes additional burden when applying building permits for buildings that fulfill taxonomy requirements. Dangerous substances such as VOCs should not be regulated through taxonomy, because the work is already ongoing under the CPR. Complexity of environmental taxonomy makes it costly which means that homeowners and investors are not likely to use it for example for renovations to improve energy efficiency. In order to make taxonomy funding more attractive the reporting part should be a lot simpler. With several Omnibus packages under preparation in addition to war in Europe and tariffs the situation is challenging for the construction sector. Companies would need more stability and certainty of the future regulatory framework in order to develop more sustainable construction products and processes of building construction works.
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Response to Proposal for a Regulation on Military Mobility

20 Oct 2025

Military Mobility funding is vital for Finland and the whole Union to secure the eastern border of the EU, ensure logistical security of supply, and enable rapid military mobility across the Union. Northern Europes Arctic region contains significant deposits of critical minerals and sources of emission-free energy. Secured infrastructure connections enable access to these resources and their transport to the EU internal market, supporting the Unions strategic autonomy, energy self-sufficiency, and the green transition. Improved accessibility to the Arctic is also increasingly important from a defense perspective. Frontline Security and Border Regions Finland serves as the EUs frontline against Russia, sharing a 1,344 km long border. This under-scores Finlands critical role in safeguarding the Unions easternmost frontier and highlights the strategic necessity of robust Military Mobility funding to enhance rapid response capabilities and border security. Maintaining border security and the vitality of border regions are among the most effective ways to safeguard the security of the entire EU. Military Mobility funding should be allocated also to maintenance and development of basic transport infrastructure to able its dual use. This is essential for keeping border areas inhabited and operational, which directly supports the EUs collective security. One possibility to increase safeguarding border areas would be allocating funds for creating drone wall as well as traditional fortification and other military construction. Movement of tanks and troops Ensuring military mobility requires that the road and rail networks, bridges, tunnels and ports enable the rapid and unobstructed movement of heavy equipment and troops throughout the Union to the Russian border. The infrastructure must be sufficiently robust and built to accom-modate tanks and other heavy vehicles. Particular attention should be paid to eliminating bot-tlenecks, such as strengthening and widening bridges and roads. Additionally, it is recommended to pilot new low-carbon solutions, such as green concrete and biochar, as well as to test digital systems and make new pilots like concrete roads in the Northern part of Union. This would be beneficial for the whole EU in the sense of future low carbon construction and digitalization. Baltic Sea and International Connectivity The security situation in the Baltic Sea region has deteriorated, and any disruption to maritime transport would cause severe disturbances to the foreign trade of the entire region, especially Finland, where over 95% of foreign trade passes through the Baltic Sea. Finland has a land con-nection to EU only in the northernmost part of the country. Military Mobility funding should support the development of fixed connections between the Un-ion and its peripheral regions. In practice, this requires a fixed connection from the southern part of Finland to the rest of the Union, meaning a link from Turku to Stockholm, as well as the con-tinuation of Rail Baltica in a tunnel from Tallinn to Helsinki. The extension of European rail gauge to the whole Union is also crucial for military mobility. In Finland, the transition to the European track gauge should begin in the Arc of the Bay of Bothnia from Tornio to Kemi/Oulu/Raahe and from Tornio to Rovaniemi Strategic Funding and European Added Value The importance of investments in military mobility for the security of all Europe has grown. The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT (CFCI) therefore proposes that the EU share of Military Mobility funding be increased from 50% to 75%, as in CEF Energy, and that funding be strategically targeted at projects that provide European added valueespecially cross-border and strategically significant projects. The funding criteria should reflect the strategic importance of projects, not just the GDP of the member state.
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Meeting with Maria Ohisalo (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos and Turun yliopisto

19 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on HOUS committee report on the housing crisis

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2025 · Lounastapaaminen

Meeting with Herald Ruijters (Acting Deputy Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

19 Mar 2025 · The 2025 Commission Work Programme; Military Mobility and TEN-T

Meeting with Pekka Toveri (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2025 · Current Topics in EU politics

Meeting with Merja Kyllönen (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2025 · Keskustelutilaisuus komission uudesta työohjelmasta ja sen vaikutuksista suomalaiseen rakennusalaan.

Meeting with Merja Kyllönen (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Liikennepolitiikka tulevan komission kaudella

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2024 · Circularity and EPBD legislation

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Oct 2023 · EPBD, Nature Restoration Law, Other relevant legislation

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Oct 2023 · Current EU affairs

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

11 May 2023 · Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)

26 Apr 2023 · The European Commission's policy priorities.

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Feb 2022 · EU Taxonomy