NEWS

The Croatian Standards Institute (HZN) is pleased to inform you that Ms Ana Marija Boljanović has been appointed as the new Director General of HZN, starting from January 9th, 2026.

On 15 January 2026, the third Steering Committee meeting of the SESEI 6 project (Seconded European Standardization Expert in India) was held in ETSI’s Brussels office, gathering all project partners: CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, several Directorates from the European Commission, and EFTA.

On 15 January 2026, Mr Dinesh Chand Sharma, representing the European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI), the European Commission and EFTA in India through the SESEI 6 project (Seconded European Standardization Expert in India), delivered an offline presentation about the Indian standardization landscape.

On 14 January 2026, CEN and CENELEC participated in the 2026 first quarter meeting of the RNF (Réseau Normalisation et Francophonie) and presented the latest developments in CEN and CENELEC activities, including the long-standing cooperation with SCC (Standards Council of Canada) and projects on the African continent.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on European standardization related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).

UNI, the Italian Standards Body, as an affiliated partner of the European STAND4PURITY project (Standards for minimum CO2 purity – GA 101260885), is looking for 10 experts in the following areas of the value chain for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS):

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), and the Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation (CYS) warmly welcome the upcoming Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026.

The December issue of the CEN and CENELEC newsletter 'On the Spot' is out now!