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Co-financed by DG Employment and Social Affairs - European Commission. The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe. “Under Construction II” Improving Health and safety in Construction SMEs Twinning seminar UNPR – ANAEPA / FILCA CISL Bucharest, 29th May 2009. www.eubuilders.org.

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  1. Co-financed by DG Employment and Social Affairs - European Commission The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe “Under Construction II” Improving Health and safety in Construction SMEs Twinning seminar UNPR – ANAEPA / FILCA CISL Bucharest, 29th May 2009 www.eubuilders.org

  2. CONTENTS • Key figures • Who & How • Success and priorities • Under Construction II

  3. KEY FIGURES OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY • 2.7 million enterprises In 27 Member States • 13 million employees 5 workers per company • 1,288 billion € turnover 10% of the EU GDP

  4. Companies distribution by size

  5. Turnover distribution by size of companies (in %)

  6. WHO WE ARE The E.B.C. (European Builders Confederation) The Voice of Construction Craft and SMEs in Europe EBC was established in 1990 Now: 19 members and partners In total EBC members group together 600,000 Craftsmen and SMEs from the construction sector employing 2,500,000 workers

  7. MEMBERS & PARTNERS

  8. WHAT WE DO • EU legislation • Monitoring • Lobbying • 2. EU standardisation • Influencing Technical Committees of the CEN • Cooperating with NORMAPME • 3. EU projects funded by the Commission • Implementation of European Policies • Exchange of best practices

  9. WHAT WE DID LATELY REDUCED VAT RATES: Success! The possibility of applying reduced VAT rates to maintenance and renovation of housing until December 2010 13 EU countries: BE, ES, FR, IE, IT, NL, PT, UK*, CZ, LV, LT, PL, SI CE MARKING of construction products: Success! Specific provisions regarding micro-enterprises and non series products. UNDER CONSTRUCTION II PROJECT: Success! EU Grant awarded : 150.000 EUR 13 partners -10 countries

  10. EBC PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT • Invest in construction • Implement the Small Business Act • Improve subcontracting conditions • Fight undeclared work • SME access to Public Procurement • Invest in training and adapt it to the needs

  11. CONCLUSION • IMPORTANT for construction SMEs to be represented at the EU level • Most of the national legislation in H&S comes from the EU • EBC is the only European association defending specifically the interests of construction SMEs

  12. UNDER CONSTRUCTION II • GOALS • Contribute to the dissemination of the OSHA campaign • Organise an exchange of good practices among associations of SMEs • Strengthenthe sectoral social dialogue in the construction sector. • PARTNERS • 13 associations 11 countries • DURATION • 12 months from January to December 2009 • FINANCING • European Commission grant of 150,000 € • STRUCTURE • 4 twinning groups with associations taking part in 8 seminars

  13. SCHEDULE Start-up conference in Brussels – 23rd February 35 participants – all partners – European Commission – EU OSHA 1. Rome – 20th March 2009 ANAEPA - UNPR 2. Vilnius – 21st April 2009 LBA / LCA / Lithuanian BA – BOUWUNIE 3. Prague – 28th April 2009 SDMSZS - IPOSZ / CAPEB 4. Ankara – 15th May 2009 INTES – FOBC / FMB …. And four more meetings

  14. SCHEDULE 2 Results of the twinning phase Preparation of an evaluation questionnaire Submission of the questionnaire to all participants Collecting the results Conclusion Organising the closing conference in London (over 2 days) November 2009 – all partners – guests Dissemination phase Drafting and translation of the final publication (printed in 500 copies) Short dissemination film with interviews to entrepreneurs and visits to building sites

  15. Thank you for your attention ! www.eubuilders.org Riccardo VIAGGI Project manager riccardo.viaggi@eubuilders.org

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