European Construction Industry Federation
Budget
€700 — €0
EP Access
5
accredited persons
Staff
9
7 FTE
EU Grants
€276,759
Mission & Goals
Represent, via the national member federations, construction enterprises • of all sizes (from builders/ crafts/ one person SMEs through to large firms) • of all Building and Civil Engineering specialities • practising all kinds of working methods (whether operating as general contractors or as sub-contractors), Promote and defend to all institutions, organisations and persons, in particular to the EU institutions and agencies, the specific interests of its members in all areas: • economic and legal, as a federation of industry and craft enterprises • social (including training/ education, health & safety), as an employers' federation (only recognised Social Partner/ employers' representative in the Sectoral Social Dialogue in the Construction Industry) • technical and environmental, dealing with matters linked to energy, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, R&D, innovation, digitalisation and standardisation. (first ever Associate Member of CEN)
EU Legislative Interests
ECONOMIC AND LEGAL AFFAIRS - Investment policies, i.e. Juncker Investment Plan (incl. EFSI) - Infrastructure policy: Connecting Europe Facility, TEN-T, TEN-E - maintenance of infrastructure - Fiscal policy (VAT) - Public procurement (incl.concessions, PPPs and electronic procurement) - Regional policy (ERDF) - EU contract law - Consumer policy - Late payment - "Trade secrets" (draft directive on "the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information ("trade secrets") against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure.") - "SUP" (draft directive on Single-member private limited liability compagnies) - IPI (International Procurement Instrument) - Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) - Tachograph Regulations - Eurovignette Directive - Expert Group on eProcurement - CEN/TC 461 (integrity & interoperability in public procurement) SOCIAL AFFAIRS : - "Enforcement of Posting" Directive - "Initiatives for youth employment in the construction industry" website - Assessment of all EU Health & Safety legislation - Respirable Crystalline Silica - Mobility package - Fight against undeclared work - EU Platform for tackling Undeclared Work - European Labour Authority (ELA) - Blueprint Project (skills) TECHNICAL AFFAIRS - Revision of Technical Report by CEN/TC 135 on scope of EN 1090-1 - Technical information in CE marking - Contractor's Guide to CE marking under the CPR - Building assessment framework to measure resource efficiency of buildings - Circular Economy Package - Revision of the Waste Directives - Construction Products Regulation - impact on contractors - Horizon 2020 - Energy Efficiency and energy performance of buildings - Climate change policy - Standardisation - construction products and buildings - EU Green Deal - Horizon Europe - Decarbonisation - Renovation Wave - Affordable HOUSING - BIM issues - Construction 4.0 - Support to Ukraine reconstruction
Communication Activities
- Annual FIEC Conference - Annual statistical report - Annual Activity report - weekly Newsletters - Press releases - meetings with the Commission and European Parliament representatives - participation in various projects - FIEC Manifesto - EU Term 2024-2029 - FIEC Task Force on "Ukraine"
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
In alphabetical order: • Build-Up Initiative (EU backed initiative to promote energy efficiency in buildings): partner www.buildup.eu • Businesseurope: observer in several specific working groups www.businesseurope.eu • CEN European Committee for Standardisation: first ever Associate Member www.cen.eu • CICA, Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations (world level) www.cica.net • DG EMPL, Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee "construction": only recognised Social Partner, representing the employers (construction firms of all sizes) • DG GROW , participant in High Level Construction Forum • ECCREDI, European Council for Construction, Research, Development and Innovation www.eccredi.org • Construction 2050 Alliance https://euconstruction2050.eu/ • ECTP, European Construction Technology Platform: Member www.ectp.org • EEN, European Employers' Network (coordinated by Businesseurope): member - EHF - European Housing Forum www.europeanhousingforum.eu • EIC, European International Contractors (construction activities beyond Europe’s borders) www.eic-federation.eu • ESF, European Services Forum: member www.esf.be • FAIB, Federation of European and International Associations Established in Belgium, www.faib.org • ISO, International Standardisation Organisation: “A-liaison” status www.iso.org • Small Business Standards: regular contacts http://sbs-sme.eu/ • Project www.construction-for-youth.eu • Project BLUEPRINT https://constructionblueprint.eu/ • Partner of EU OSHA campaigns • Partner/campaign www.healthy-workplaces.eu • Partner/campaign www.moreeubudget4transport.eu Indirectly, via nominations "ad personam": • ELA Stakeholders Group
Organisation Members
https://www.fiec.eu/fiec/fiec-members
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.