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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.
Reliable global hydrogen supply chains are essential for Europe’s future energy system. To support their development, German standardization organizations have launched the project “Standardization Roadmap for Hydrogen Derivatives and Technologies” (NRM H2Plus).
As BSI approaches its 125th anniversary, the organization’s enduring impact is reflected in the standards and best practices it delivers through its 1,600 committees and 13,000 committee members, to help clients and stakeholders thrive in an increasingly complex global environment. From advancing responsible artificial intelligence and strengthening cybersecurity to supporting environmental protection and enabling smooth, resilient global supply chains, BSI’s standards continue to strengthen business practices, protect consumers, accelerate innovation, and enable global trade, creating tangible value for organizations and communities worldwide.
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.
Two key standards supporting safe steam sterilization and pressure equipment have been cited in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). EN 13060:2025 on small steam sterilizers and EN 14222:2021+A1:2025 on stainless steel steam boilers now provide harmonized tools to demonstrate conformity with the Medical Device Regulation for a wide range of sterilization equipment.
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.
Two new CEN Technical Specifications now help to detect nano-objects in inorganic additives in food matrices and to assess aggregation and agglomeration in powders, aerosols, and suspensions. The documents have been developed under European Commission Mandate M/461.