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The electricity sector can count on 600.000 skilled professionals across France to boost the economic recovery and should create 200.000 new jobs by 2030
In France, EuropeOn members FFIE and SERCE have partnered with the Ministries of Labour and Environment, with the support of the consultant PwC and many

What’s in the EU autumn agenda for electrical contractors?
It’s September, everyone is back in Brussels from their summer break. Although the Covid crisis is still ongoing and economic recovery solutions are still in

The 2020 EuropeOn Annual General and Annual Conference are underway
Despite the ongoing crises, EuropeOn will hold its Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference in November, although this year’s edition might have to move to

Renovation Wave – the number one priority?
With the start of September, all eyes in Brussels are now on the upcoming presentation of the Renovation Wave initiative that should be presented by

EU parliament adopts new report on Buildings, contributing to the current reflection on the Renovation Wave
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) send a strong signal On the 6th of July, the EU Parliament’s committee for Industry, Research and Energy adopted

Council reaches unprecedented agreement on next EU budget and recovery plan, but how good is it for energy and climate?
It was hardly 5:30 AM on 21 July when President of the Council Charles Michel simply tweeted “Deal!”. After 4 long days -and nights- of

Media Partner’s Corner: Market researchers ree KNX as the dominant technology in the rapidly growing Smart Home market
373 million KNX devices installed as of the 30th anniversary of KNX BRUSSELS, 28 JULY 2020 – According to current studies, smart home solutions are

Best practices for a green recovery? German electrical contractors took on 45.000 apprentices in 2019 alone and are proposing new incentives
2019 figures of ZVEH, the German Electro- and Information Technology Trades Association and EuropeOn member, showed a new increase regarding the number of apprentices –

The Pact for Skills: EuropeOn is bringing the electrical contractor’s perspective to European skills debates
As the Commission has decided to take new action to address skills shortages across the Member States and across sectors, EuropeOn has activated the #Skills4Climate