The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) is to set out a manifesto for the future of sustainable construction in Europe over the next five years at the European Parliament on 17 April.
The FIEC Construction Manifesto for Action, titled Building a Resilient and Sustainable Europe Together, has been jointly developed with the European International Contractors (EIC).
The launch event will set out 10 key messages to deliver FIEC’s vision for a sustainable construction sector in Europe. There will also be a discussion about the impact of construction policies, an overview of the main challenges and achievements for the sector and construction-related issues at a European level, on the current EU mandate, as well as the next political agenda.
The event comes ahead of European Parliament elections on 6-9 June.
Construction at the heart of a sustainable society
The 10 key messages include:
- Ensuring an adequate framework for public procurement.
- Price adjustment mechanisms.
- Investing in infrastructure for competitiveness, safety and the environment.
- Construction at the core of the transition to a sustainable society.
- Ensure an adequate implementation of the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities.
- Building the climate-resilient cities of tomorrow.
- Tackle the labour shortages and skills gap.
- Ensure fair working conditions.
- Strengthening a culture of prevention for a healthy and safe working environment.
- Building a level playing field for European international contractors.
The manifesto is available in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Slovakian, Greek, Romanian and Finnish.
The in-person launch event takes place at the European Parliament Info Hub, Esplanade Solidarność 1980 in Brussels, Belgium from 15.30-18.00 CET.
Stakeholders can book to register for the launch online.
Created in 1905, the FIEC comprises 32 national member federations in 27 European countries (24 EU member states, plus Norway, Switzerland and Ukraine).
It represents construction enterprises of all sizes, from individual craftsmen to SMEs and large, multinational firms, across all building and civil engineering specialities, whether operating as main or subcontractors.
FIEC is an official partner of the European Parliament for this year’s European elections campaign under the together.eu initiative.
