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Between 17 and 21 November 2025, ASRO took part in Meeting Standards, a European awareness campaign organized by Small Business Standards (SBS) to highlight the role of standards in supporting the development and long-term success of small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe.
More than 1,000 interested parties from the European Commission, businesses, administration, science, and civil society reinforced how central standardization is as a lever for innovation and competitiveness. Over three days, the WE NORM THE FUTURE | Summit 2025 covered a wide range of topics, from expert talks on the European standardization strategy and circular economy to the annual construction conference. All formats focused on dialogue: intensive discussions were held along the entire value chain on how complex future issues can be translated into viable solutions with the help of standards.
Under the title “Europe as a global standard-setter – between AI, alliances and competitiveness,” Austrian Standards hosted talks on 11 November 2025 as part of the WE NORM THE FUTURE | Summit 2025.
The first Iberian Standardization Meeting brought together more than 300 participants and promoted discussion on the Digital Product Passport.
Last year, the Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) celebrated a significant jubilee: 90 years since the establishment of the standardization body in the region. To honour this event, a monograph was recently published, illuminating the development of standardization in Serbia, from its beginnings to the modern era.
It has now been confirmed that RISE and SIS will lead a European Working Group, mandated by the European Commission, to develop standards that can reduce the risk of facade-related fire disasters.
On 22–23 September 2025, Timișoara became the hub of European standardization, as ASRO – the Romanian Standards Association –, together with the University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I of Romania", hosted the 10th Balkan Conference on Standardization under the theme “Research & Education – Trigger NextGen Standardization.” The two-day hybrid event gathered representatives from CEN and CENELEC, ETSI, ISO, and the national standardization bodies of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia, along with academic leaders, policymakers, and industry specialists.
On May 16, 2025, the Portuguese National Standardization Body – IPQ (Instituto Português da Qualidade) – officially launched NormIA, an AI-powered virtual assistant designed to support citizens and businesses in understanding and applying standards.
Norway is in the midst of a sweeping transformation in how it produces, distributes, and consumes energy. At the heart of this change is a national movement toward a fully electrified society—one where electricity is no longer limited to homes and some industrial applications but is becoming the foundation for transport, aquaculture, and other critical sectors. This evolution is not only central to meeting climate goals but also to fostering energy security, economic resilience, and technological leadership.
The High-Level Forum on European Standardization (HLF) pledged to enhance education and skills in standardization at its second meeting in November 2023. As part of this pledge, HLF participants agreed on a joint initiative to highlight national standardization representatives who are active at the international level.