NEWS
Three selected Experts – Ms. Adaora Ikenze (Nigeria), Mr. Matano Ndaro (Kenya), and Mr. Cristhian Lizcano (Colombia) – have been in Europe for two weeks of training and high-level engagements under the Global Partnership for Human-Centric ICT Standardization (GIST) project.
On 17 November 2025, CEN and CENELEC, joined by the Annex III organizations: ANEC, ECOS, ETUC and SBS, hosted a high-level event in Brussels, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the future of European Standardization. The dialogue focused on an inclusive standardization system, considering the pivotal legislative developments currently taking place, e.g. the Omnibus Regulation, the revision of the Standardization Regulation and the New Legislative Framework (see Policy - CEN-CENELEC).
With Standardization Request M/564 and its amendments (M/564 Amd1 and M/564 Amd 2), the European Commission charged the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) to elaborate harmonized European Standards and European standardization deliverables in the framework of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 on fertilising products.
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 16th May 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 18th June 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the final draft of the CWA.
A new CEN Workshop is being planned which will complement the activities of the EU project 'Edu4Standards'. This project brings together a consortium of higher education institutions, standardization bodies and SMEs with the goal of innovating how standardization is taught in Europe.
The European space sector is undergoing rapid expansion driven by increasing demand for space-based data and services. To support a competitive and innovative internal market, the European Commission proposed an EU Space Act. The initiative aims to harmonize rules for space operators, improve space object tracking, strengthen cybersecurity, and establish a common method for assessing environmental impacts, ensuring legal certainty and safeguarding the long-term use of space.
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 29th July 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the drafts of three CWAs.
As part of a longstanding dialogue on transatlantic cooperation in standardization, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the European Standards Organizations (ESOs) – CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI – met on 10 and 11 November 2025 at ANSI’s headquarters in Washington, DC to exchange on the latest standardization developments in Europe and in the United States. Representatives from the US government and their European counterparts joined the discussions between standardizers.
Following the publication of their Position Paper on the 10th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10) in January 2025 (here), CEN and CENELEC have now submitted their feedback to the European Commission’s legislative package for FP10 and the new European Competitiveness Fund (ECF).