Today, ECOS together with pan-European environmental NGO’s, the European Environmental Bureau, Transport and Environment, and BirdLife International sent a joint letter to Commissioner Bieńkowska, with regards to the signing of the Joint Initiative on Standardisation, taking place today, 13 June, in Amsterdam. The letter highlights positive aspects of the Initiative and also raises concerns regarding other aspects.  […]

Press Release 1 June 2016 It is with mixed feelings that ECOS welcomes the European Commission’s ‘Standardisation Package’  released today. We believe that the ‘Chapeau Communication’ should have paid more attention to the need to improve the industry-driven European Standardisation System, in particular regarding transparency and inclusiveness. Considering the growing importance of standards in European […]

Our June Newsletter is out! Read about the latest on TTIP, the Joint Initiative for Standardisation, Ecodesign, and more here. 

ECOS Director Laura Degallaix presented ECOS’ preliminary views on the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS) at the closing plenary in Brussels on 29 April 2016. Organised by the European Commission, the plenary brought the European standardisation community and other interested stakeholders together to discuss the latest draft of the Joint Initiative. Since the first plenary […]

Comprising a broad range of trade associations and NGOs to formulate policy recommendations for the electrification of European transport, the newly established eMobility Platform held its launch event on the 21st of April. The event also celebrated the finalisation of its first recommendation paper. With a keynote speech by Director-General for Mobility and Transport Henrik Hololei, […]

ECOS was invited to speak at an expert roundtable organised by the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) on best practice guidelines on distribution network tariffs, in a panel on customer comprehension of different price formulas and how to influence their behaviour through tariff design and expected distributional effects. Taking decarbonisation of the European power […]

The European Commission aims to conclude the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) negotiations by the end of 2016. Yet, the consolidated negotiation texts released by Greenpeace Netherlands on 2 May reveal that there is still a substantial discrepancy between the US and the EU positions, and more so than what European stakeholders initially […]

The members of the ENIS Team of CEN Strategic Advisory Body on Environment reiterated their support for the CEN Environmental Approach, at their meeting in Berlin on 19 May. The team comprises of representatives of the national standards bodies, CEN-CENELEC Management Center, national authorities, and civil society organisations including ANEC and ECOS. The CEN approach […]

In 2013, the European Commission adopted a Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change to make Europe more resilient to the adverse impacts of climate change. In order to help the implementation of the strategy, the EC addressed a standardisation request to the European Standardisation Organisations (M/526), asking for the development of guidance tools which ensure […]

Digi-label is a Horizon 2020 project which incorporates digital communication tools in on-product energy labels to provide tailored information regarding energy consumption. By having easier access to information, over 1.5 million consumers can purchase more energy efficient products. Kicked off in the beginning of May, Digi-label focuses on testing and launching digitalised solutions for seven […]