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Members’ Corner | Austrian Youth Recruitment Campaign “Join the Future” Receives Two Gold Awards at the Media Award 2026
The youth recruitment campaign of the electrical industries continues its success story. After several awards at the iab webAD 2025 (Austria’s leading award for digital

Media Partners’ Corner – Milwaukee | THE HEAT IS ON
19,000 workers are killed by heat stress on the job every year Heat Stress is no longer a future risk. Temperatures that would have shut

European Builders Confederation (EBC) | Public Procurement Act: The Commission reveals advances and open questions for construction SMEs
Press Release by EBC | September 24, 2026 On 9 September, the European Commission unveiled its Public Procurement Act, a Regulation proposal to simplify and

EuropeOn’s Secretary General attends European Commission’s clean-tech roundtable
On Friday 19 September, EuropeOn’s Secretary General, Julie Beaufils, joined a high-level industry roundtable bringing together 45 organisations from across the energy and clean-tech value

Media Partners’ Corner – KNX | Innovation At Scale: How KNX Is Future-Proofing Smart Buildings
Innovation in smart building technology is often associated with new devices, new features and rapid product cycles. But behind every reliable and intelligent building system

EU Fair Labour Mobility Package: the cure for Europe’s electrician shortage is more workers before more mobility
Brussels, 15 September 2026 – The European Commission has just released its Fair Labour Mobility Package, including the Skills Portability Initiative, aimed at facilitating portability

EuropeOn’s “back to school”: our priorities for the second half of the year
As the summer break comes to an end and policymakers return to their desks, EuropeOn is taking a look at the priorities and expected EU

The EU’s Right to Repair: Reactions from the Electrical Contracting Sector
From 31 July 2026, the EU’s Right to Repair Directive is set to change how consumers deal with broken household appliances, electronics and other products.

Electriciens sans frontières | Ukraine: The PHENIX Project—One Year After Its Launch, Initial Results Are Encouraging
In March 2025, Electricians Without Borders launched the PHENIX project in Ukraine, which aims to strengthen the resilience of the country’s essential services through a carbon-free and