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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

Energy systems integration puts electrical contractors at the center of future energy uses
Climate neutrality by 2050 will not be achieved by resting exclusively on one energy source for each sector and by working in silos. This is

Media Partner’s Corner: sonnen becomes the first storage manufacturer to receive KNX certification
Brussels, Wildpoldsried, 22 June 2020 – sonnenBatterie has become the first home storage system to receive technical certification under the global KNX standard. This means

Members’ Corner: Techniek Nederland presents the role of installers and technologies in different scenarios for 2040
What could our society look like in twenty years’ time? And what role will the technical sector play by then? These questions form the starting

Germany assumes the Presidency of the Council amid Covid19 crisis and recovery
Germany has taken the reins of the Council on July 1st until December 31st, and this has been framed as the final chance for Angela

Launch of the new Construction 2050 Alliance
Electrical contractors generate a large majority of their turnover in the construction/renovation sector – even though e-mobility brings growing opportunities. They are in charge of