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Join us for ‘CRA Standards Unlocked’, a new webinar series designed to share the latest progress on cybersecurity standards under the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Each session will spotlight key developments of the CRA standardization. The webinars will be followed by separate, focused deep-dive sessions, giving stakeholders the opportunity to engage directly, share feedback, and help shape the standards.
On 1 June 2025, more than 60 participants from 13 African countries gathered in Cairo for a high-level workshop co-hosted by the African Electrotechnical Standardisation Commission (AFSEC) and the InDiCo-Global project. Organized by CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, with the support of the Egyptian government, the event brought together National Standardization Committees, ministries, regulators, and private sector stakeholders to strengthen mutual understanding and develop cooperation between the African and European standardization systems in the digital domain.
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.
To organize a safe railway network, it is fundamental to have a robust signalling and speed control system. At the European level, the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is the system deployed for the management and interoperation of signalling for railways by the European Union (EU). The ERTMS ensures interoperability of the national railway systems, reducing the purchasing and maintenance costs of the signalling systems as well as increasing the speed of trains, the capacity of infrastructure and the level of safety in rail transport.
The CEN and CENELEC Annual Report for 2024 is now available. Take a look to learn more about last year’s major developments at CEN and CENELEC.
This year’s annual Standardization Conference took place at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid from June 18-20. It was supported by the Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE), StandICT.eu, and Edu4Standards. About 50 experts from academia and standardization gathered to discuss the state of research on standardization.
The call for nominations to the 7th edition of the Standards+Innovation Awards is now open and includes the biannual award for technical body officers as well as a new category for education professionals.
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 10th July 2024. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
The CEN Workshop on was kicked off on 31st March 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
On 31 March 2025, the European Commission opened a public consultation titled “Towards a circular, regenerative and competitive bioeconomy”. The initiative aims to offer solutions for a circular and climate neutral economy and boost competitiveness within planetary boundaries by helping citizens, regions and key economic sectors make the best and most sustainable use of biomass. The results of the public consultation will be used to build a new bioeconomy strategy expected for the end of 2025, to complement the Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal.