NEWS
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 20th May 2026. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
A new CEN Workshop is being established to develop a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) entitled 'Feasibility to Finance Guidelines for Industrial-Urban Symbiosis within Hubs for Circularity: the UNITED CIRCLES Approach'. The Workshop stems from work being done in UNITED CIRCLES Horizon project aiming to provide practical guidance for advancing Industrial-Urban Symbiosis (IUS) from feasibility assessment to investment readiness.
A child seat that fits properly, a desk that supports a comfortable posture or protective equipment that allows freedom of movement all depend on good design decisions. These decisions require reliable data, but also an understanding of how factors such as age, posture, clothing and movement affect children’s dimensions in real-life situations. CEN/TS 18296-2:2026 bridges this gap, helping turn anthropometric and strength data into safer, more comfortable and more user-friendly products and environments for children.
The European Commission, through the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), is seeking experts to contribute to the development of the future harmonized EN 16614 Network Timetable Exchange (NeTEx) standard. This strategic initiative will support the implementation of key EU legislation on multimodal travel information and rail data interoperability, helping to build a more connected and digital European transport system.
Motorcycle protective clothing certified to the highest protection standard under the EN 17092 series is primarily designed with recreational riders in mind. However, whether this standard adequately addresses the elevated occupational hazards faced by professional riders, such as police officers, is a growing concern.
ANEC welcomed the adoption of a new European Standard for learning towers, also known as ‘kitchen helpers’.
A new CEN Workshop is being established to provide much-needed guidance for ammonia refuelling points and bunkering for ammonia fuelled vessels. The project’s vision is to capture industry best practices for the safe use and storage of ammonia as a marine fuel.
CEN is happy to announce that it has published a new edition of EN ISO 9001 ‘Quality Management Systems – Requirements’ in parallel with ISO. As the European adoption of the world’s most widely used quality management standard, EN ISO 9001:2026 supports organizations in applying a common, internationally recognized framework for quality management across Europe.
The recently published CEN/TS 18272-1 ‘Textiles – Circular economy for textile products – Part 1: General principles and guidance’ provides a common European framework for applying circular economy principles to textile products and the textile value chain. It brings together key principles, terminology and guidance, helping stakeholders develop a shared understanding of circularity in the textile sector.
A new CEN Workshop is being established to build upon the innovative outcomes of the European research project FLEXCRASH (Flexible and hybrid manufacturing of green aluminium to produce tailored adaptive crash-tolerant structures). The project’s vision is to advance the crash resistance while contributing to the lightweighting of vehicle body parts.