NEWS
The ETUC has been actively contributing to the development of the standard on AI Risk Management (prEN 18228), which is now under Public Enquiry until the end of July. This standard is intended to support Article 9 of the AI Act. Its adoption will therefore be particularly important, as all high-risk AI systems placed on the market or put into service in the EU—including the ones to be deployed at the workplace—will need to demonstrate conformity with its requirements.
Standards Norway is strengthening its membership programme to build a broader and more engaged community around standardization. The initiative is based on a clear value proposition: members gain access to relevant insights and networks, practical benefits and training opportunities, and the possibility to influence framework conditions for their sector both nationally and internationally.
A working meeting of regional National Standardization Bodies (NSBs) was held in Sarajevo from 11 to 12 May 2026, bringing together representatives from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. The meeting was hosted by the Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ISBIH).
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.