{"id":28298,"date":"2023-09-19T14:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pedmede.gr\/?p=28298"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:02:24","slug":"fiec-newsletter-19-septemvrioy-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pedmede.gr\/en\/fiec-newsletter-19-septemvrioy-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"FIEC Newsletter – 19 \u03a3\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03bc\u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Soil Monitoring Law: “Feedback period” open until 3\u00a0November<\/h3>\n
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In July, the European Commission published a proposal for a “Soil Monitoring Law<\/em>“. The proposal’s objective is to put in place a coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to improve soil health with a view to achieve healthy soils in 2050.The draft act is open for feedback until 3\u00a0November on the “Have your say<\/em>” portal.<\/p>\n

Martin Hojsik (Slovakia\/Renew<\/em>) will be the rapporteur for this proposal in the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President von der Leyen on EU Green Deal: “Finish this work”<\/h3>\n
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Speaking about the\u00a0European Green Deal<\/em>\u00a0on 13 September, in her annual “State of the Union” speech, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the EU “will keep supporting industry throughout this transition<\/em>” and “finish this work<\/em>“.Von der Leyen also said that there is need for developing an approach for each industrial ecosystem and announced the launch of\u00a0a series of\u00a0Clean Transition Dialogues<\/em>\u00a0with industry, starting from this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to the Commission President, the core aim of these dialogues will be “to support every sector in building its business model for the decarbonisation of industry<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

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“Eurod\u00e9tachement” project : focus on posting of third country nationals<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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At the occasion of the meeting of the transnational focus group of the project “Eurod\u00e9tachement”<\/em>, the Social Partners of the construction sector, EFBWW and FIEC met\u00a0in Lisbon, on 13 September, to present the main findings of their joint EU-project, \u201cThe Future of the European Labour Market in Construction<\/em>\u201d (FELM).After an introduction by the\u00a0Portuguese Secretary of State for Labour, the participants discussed some issues related to the posting of third country national workers and exchanged good practices. Sharing the\u00a0outcomes and the recommendations of the FELM project\u00a0enabled to enlarge the discussion and to provide a European perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SIDE-CIC project: first Steering Group meeting<\/h3>\n
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In partnership with European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW), FIEC has recently started a new EU-funded project entitled “Social Identity Cards in Construction” (SIDE-CIC).The two-year project \u00a0proposes a comprehensive mapping of current social identity card schemes in construction across the EU. It aims to assess opportunities, challenges, good practices\u00a0and the feasibility of interconnectivity among existing schemes. The project will also\u00a0identify best practices and discuss input for a possible framework in the area of sectoral social ID cards.<\/p>\n

The first Steering Group meeting will be held on 4 October in Brussels where participants will discuss project objectives, planned activities and next meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Commission proposed new Regulation to combat Late Payments<\/h3>\n

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On 12 September, the European Commission presented several initiatives to address the needs of Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the current economic environment. Among those initiatives is a new Late Payment Regulation (LPR) that will replace the existing Late Payment Directive.<\/p>\n

Payment delays compromises the cash flow of SMEs and hamper the competitiveness and resilience of supply chains. Key provisions of the proposal include but not limited to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n