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On 24 March, the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) held a Structured Dialogue with EVP Commissioner Séjourné to discuss the barriers preventing full harmonization of the Single Market. During the exchange, standardization was highlighted as one of the 'Terrible 10' obstacles, with concerns raised that developing a standard takes, on average, eight years.

On 13 April, CEN and CENELEC welcomed Mr El hadji Abdourahmane Ndione, the Director-General of Association Sénégalaise de Normalisation (ASN) and the Chair of ISO DEVCO, to discuss topics of interest for both organizations.

EN ISO 14001:2026 ‘Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use’, drafted by ISO/TC 207/SC 1 ‘Environmental management systems’ in close cooperation with CEN, is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems (EMS).

CEN and CENELEC, together with their members in 34 European countries, welcome the 21 April judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C 155/24 (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit and Others v. Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd).

On 23 April, we celebrate World Book Day – a moment to appreciate the power of books to transport us to new and exciting worlds. Books allow us to experience different perspectives, broaden our horizons, and often offer a way to escape the real world and find respite in imagined lands. Did you know that numerous standards exist to help make your reading experience seamless, no matter what format you choose to immerse yourself in a story?

Every year, the World Bank publishes a World Development Report (WDR) on a specific topic. The 2025 WDR focuses on standards, offering a comprehensive assessment of today’s global landscape and ways they can be used to accelerate economic development.

CEN and CENELEC warmly welcome the European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, published in March 2026. The Strategy reaffirms gender equality as a core value of the European Union and sets out a comprehensive framework of actions to advance equality between women and men in all their diversity.

CEN and CENELEC have published a new edition of Guide 32: Guide for addressing climate change adaptation in standards, underlining the growing importance of climate resilience in European standardization. As climate risks intensify across Europe, adaptation is becoming an essential consideration for infrastructure and the standards that support it.

CEN and the Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC) signed a License Agreement in May 2026 covering the adoption of more than 50 Eurocodes. The national adoption process is expected to be completed by June 2027.

As Europe accelerates its transition toward cleaner transport, inland waterways are expected to play an essential role. One promising solution is methanol, a fuel that can be produced from renewable sources and that burns more cleanly than traditional fuels. To support its safe uptake, CEN/TC 15 ‘Inland Navigation Vessels’ has developed EN 18071:2025 ‘Inland navigation vessels – Methanol bunkering’, a new European Standard that sets out clear technical and operational requirements for refuelling vessels with methanol.