NEWS
As Ireland takes on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, CEN and CENELEC, together with our Irish Member, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), warmly welcome the start of this important chapter for Europe. We look forward to working closely with the Irish Presidency over the next six months to support its priorities and help deliver concrete results for citizens and businesses across Europe.
CEN and CENELEC welcome the Institute for Standardization of Moldova (ISM) as the newest Member of the two European Standardization Organizations. The membership has been confirmed and will enter into force in January 2027.
At their General Assemblies in Cyprus, the 43 Members of CEN and CENELEC signed the CEN and CENELEC Cyprus Commitment, reaffirming their shared ambition to guide the future evolution of the European Standardization System.
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).
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 Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) have renewed our cooperation agreement for a fourth time.
On World Standards Day 2025, CEN, CENELEC, EA, EURAMET, EUROLAB, PROSAFE and WELMEC come together to celebrate the vital role of partnerships in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s theme, "Partnerships for the Goals" (SDG 17), highlights how collaboration is the key driver for progress across all other goals.
After more than 20 years serving the European standardization organizations CEN and CENELEC, Mrs Elena Santiago Cid, Director General of CEN and CENELEC and head of the CEN and CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC), is leaving the organizations on 2 October.
Sharing ambitions for a green, secure and competitive Single Market, CEN, CENELEC and their Danish Member, Danish Standards, welcome the beginning of Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. We look forward to working closely together in the second half of 2025. By leveraging the strength of European standardization, we are ready to contribute to the Danish Presidency’s priorities.
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.