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As BSI approaches its 125th anniversary, the organization’s enduring impact is reflected in the standards and best practices it delivers through its 1,600 committees and 13,000 committee members, to help clients and stakeholders thrive in an increasingly complex global environment. From advancing responsible artificial intelligence and strengthening cybersecurity to supporting environmental protection and enabling smooth, resilient global supply chains, BSI’s standards continue to strengthen business practices, protect consumers, accelerate innovation, and enable global trade, creating tangible value for organizations and communities worldwide.
The Utrecht Summer School Global Power and Technology will take place between 20–24 July 2026.
On 27 April 2026, the Institute for Standardization of the Republic of North Macedonia (ISRSM) convened the constitutive session that marked the establishment of ISRSM’s national TC 50 on the safety of toys, childcare products, playgrounds, and equipment for sports and other recreational facilities.
AnthropoMachPPE Project – Call for Tender for one Technical Project Leader and one Researcher on Anthropometry applied to Human-Machinery/PPE Interaction and one Anthropometric Pilot Study Participant
This week, CEN and CENELEC were pleased to welcome the delegation of the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), led by CEO Chantal Guay, to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre in Brussels.
On 21 January 2026, the European Commission adopted its proposal for a Cybersecurity Act 2, aiming to revise the existing Cybersecurity Act of 2019. This revision responds to the significantly evolving cybersecurity threat landscape, shaped by increasing digitalization and a more complex geopolitical environment.
CEN and CENELEC have published a new edition of Guide 32: Guide for addressing climate change adaptation in standards, underlining the growing importance of climate resilience in European standardization. As climate risks intensify across Europe, adaptation is becoming an essential consideration for infrastructure and the standards that support it.
Every year on 9 May, the European Union celebrates Europe Day. It is a day commemorating the Schuman Declaration of 1950, which laid the foundations for peace, cooperation, and integration in Europe.
The April issue of the CEN and CENELEC newsletter 'On the Spot' is out now!
CEN-CLC/JTC 25 ‘Data management, Dataspaces, Cloud and Edge’ recently published their first deliverable: EN 18235-1:2026 ‘Trusted data transactions – Part 1: Terminology, concepts and mechanisms’. This first standard lays the foundation for the future work of the JTC by establishing the terminology.