{"id":41258,"date":"2026-04-01T11:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pedmede.gr\/?p=41258"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:11:07","slug":"fiec-newsletter-31-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pedmede.gr\/en\/fiec-newsletter-31-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"FIEC Newsletter – 31 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FIEC discusses housing crisis at “Construma Budapest”<\/h3>\n
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On 25 March, Jo\u00ebl Schons and Lauren\u0163iu Plosceanu, both FIEC Vice-Presidents, participated in the\u00a0Construma<\/em>\u00a0trade exhibition taking place in Budapest, upon the invitation of FIEC\u2019s Hungarian member federation EVOSZ.<\/p>\n

Responding to the conference\u2019s theme \u201cAt home in Europe\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0a dialogue on housing<\/em>\u201d, both FIEC representatives highlighted that housing has become a critical challenge across Europe. Rising costs, regulatory burdens and labour shortages are limiting supply, while sustainability goals add further pressure. At a time where 650.000 new homes must be built every year to close the EU\u2019s housing gap, they welcomed the\u00a0European Affordable Housing Plan\u00a0<\/em>and called on stakeholders at all levels to seize the opportunities offered.<\/p>\n

The construction sector is ready to deliver, but we need a strong public-private cooperation, housing-friendly policies and, in the first place, faster permitting: public authorities must go digital and BIM (Building Information Modelling)-friendly to drastically accelerate building permitting procedures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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European Labour Authority consults EU social partners on subcontracting liability<\/h3>\n
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On 25\u00a0March, FIEC participated in a workshop organised by the European Labour Authority (ELA) and the European Commission and dedicated to EU social partners on the issue of liability schemes put in place by Member States in the field of subcontracting.<\/p>\n

Most participants shared views on how to better support enforcement and promote compliance with subcontracting liability rules. FIEC highlighted that subcontracting is a useful and necessary model for contractors in many situations, more and better data are needed to properly assess the realities and challenges, whatever the legislative scheme in place, efficiency relies on controls, field inspections and sanctions, contractors need to be equipped with the right tools to be able to control who they are doing business with, and last but not least, there are already good practices in the construction sector, including sectoral social ID cards, mostly developed by sectoral social partners at national level.<\/p>\n

The input shared during the workshop will contribute to a report, including a mapping, that the ELA is expected to publish during Summer 2026 on national liability schemes in subcontracting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Launch of the new “Industrial Forum”<\/h3>\n
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On 27 March, Domenico Campogrande, Director General of FIEC, attended the first meeting of the new\u00a0Industrial Forum<\/em>, in which FIEC represents the construction industry.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Industrial Forum<\/em>\u00a0is coordinated by the European Commission (DG GROW) and gathers representatives of the Member States, of the main industrial sectors and European Institutions. The new mandate covers the period 2026-2029 and the main objectives of the Industrial Forum are :<\/p>\n<\/div>\n