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A new website has been launched to support the development of cybersecurity standards aligned with the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), highlighting the work of the STAN4CRA projects: STAN4CR and STAN4CR2. Funded by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and EFTA, these projects aim to accelerate the creation of harmonized European cybersecurity standards.
The ESOs are reopening the calls for Tunisia and Indonesia.
On 5 June 2025, the RISERS project held its Interim Plenary Session, bringing together over 40 participants from across Europe, representing project partners, Working Groups, and stakeholder organizations. Participants joined from a wide range of countries, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain, reflecting the broad geographic reach and relevance of the initiative.
CEN and CENELEC have joined forces with fellow quality infrastructure organizations to publish a joint concept note on the European Quality Infrastructure Network. Quality Infrastructure plays a vital role in fostering economic growth, protecting the environment, and supporting social well-being. The collaboration among the contributing organizations is key to its effectiveness.
Are you a standard user looking for clearer, more user-friendly standards? Do you draft standards but want the process to be more efficient and modern? SMART standards are here to help.
CEN and CENELEC have long supported the Single Market, with standardization being key to its success for over thirty years. While we share the view that the Single Market and the European Standardization System must evolve to meet the increasingly complex challenges posed by emerging technologies and faster innovation cycles, the Strategy issued today by the European Commission rightly recognizes standards as the cornerstone of the Single Market, providing legal certainty to business, facilitating access to new technologies, and boosting competitiveness.
Today, on 20 May 2025, CEN and CENELEC are happy to join the European Quality Infrastructure Network to celebrate World Metrology Day.
This week the European Commission published the long-awaited Work Programme for 2025-2026 which sets out the R&I funding opportunities under Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe with is the largest R&I programme of the EU to date has as overarching goal to contribute to the green and digital transition as well as to building a united, more competitive, fairer and more resilient Europe.
Brussels, May 9, 2025 – Happy Europe Day from CEN and CENELEC! In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, Europe not only reflects back on the hopes of peace, integration and democratic cooperation in Europe, but the day where the foundation of the European Union was solidified. One notable success of this cooperation has and continues to be the European Single Market.
The implementation of the AI Act depends on a strong foundation of European standards and best practices – developed collaboratively by industry, public authorities, consumer representatives, researchers, and other stakeholders.