This launch event will present the new system of harmonised standards (HAS) consultants as from 1 April 2018. The new system aims to improve the quality and the timely availability of safety standards for products being placed on the Single Market. It is one of the implementing actions of the Joint Initiative on Standardisation.
Events
Save the date for European Industry Day 2018 on 22-23 February 2018!
The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee will host a circular economy stakeholder conference from 20-21 February in Brussels.
This Conference aims to build a partnership between EU institutions, national and other authorities, and stakeholders to make public procurement work better. It follows the European Commission's recent adoption of a strategic package on public procurement.
Contact allergy has long been recognised as a frequent and potentially disabling problem. The European Commission organised a workshop to discuss regulatory options for skin sensitisers.
The European Regulators Group for Postal Services (ERGP) invites you to its 2017 open workshop on 29 November in Bonn, Germany.
We are organising this policy seminar on artificial intelligence (AI) to discuss the opportunities, innovations and challenges, and possible policy measures to promote the adoption of AI by European companies.
This question was raised at the 2017 edition of the European Tourism Day that took place on 28 November 2017 in Brussels.
The 2017 European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) Annual Conference.
The European Commission awarded a grant for a 'Space Technologies' pilot project to Eurospace on 21 November in Brussels. Philippe Brunet, Director for Space Policy, Copernicus and Defence at the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs signed on behalf of the Commission. Eurospace was represented by its President Jean-Loïc Galle.
The European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the City of Gothenburg and Region Västra Götaland are pleased to announce that a side event to the Social Summit will take place in Gothenburg on 16 November 2017 to discuss the role of social economy in the future of work.
The final edition of Raw Materials University Days in 2017 will be held at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), hosted by the School of Mines and Energy.
This conference will focus on the lessons learned from the mutual evaluation of regulated professions (2014-2016). It will also examine the objectives of, and recent findings resulting from, the Services Package adopted in January 2017.
The 2nd edition of the 'Grow your region' conference took place in Valencia, Spain, on 8 and 9 November. The event was co-organised by the European Commission's Directorate-Generals for 'Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs' and for 'Regional and Urban Policy', in cooperation with the Valencia Regional Authority.
We're delighted to invite you to the Awards Ceremony of the 2017 European Social Innovation Competition. It takes place at 14:00 on 26 October 2017 at the Albert Hall in Brussels. You can register for your ticket now!
This event was the opportunity to discuss with stakeholders and authorities in EU countries the results of the evaluation of Directive 85/374/EEC on the liability for defective products.
How to replicate smart city solutions? Are standards the right tools for cities? Can the European standardization organisations be part of cities’ journey towards a smart and sustainable future? The European Commission is hosting this conference that will answer these questions and more.
This year the 16th European Tourism Forum was co-organised with the Estonian presidency and took place in Tallinn, Estonia, on 18-19 October 2017.