All Govt & Regulatory Articles

UK nuclear power station go-ahead
Controversial €21 billlion Hinkley Point C will be first new nuclear power station for a generation, but there will be new legal framework for future foreign investment
Cembureau looks at waste solutions
Cement industry in Europe can use existing installations for waste, providing solution for when it cannot be reused or recycled
Final agreement on Stage V
European Parliament adopts final agreement on regulations to tighten emissions limits for particulate matter and nitrogen oxides for non-road mobile machinery
Commission acknowledges construction's key role
Construction sector's role in long-term challenges acknowledged by European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen at opening of annual FIEC congress
Associations in standardisation initiative
Three of Europe’s construction sector associations back initiative to modernise, prioritise and speed up the delivery of standards by end of 2019
Huge UK lorry park criticised
Contract for lorry area the size of 90 football pitches goes to Balfour Beatty, but Parliamentary Committee has doubts
Corruption focus for associations
FIEC and EIC call for “moral and organisational reciprocity” in forthcoming worldwide standard on anti-bribery management systems
Emissions regulations take step forward
EU compromise agreement approved by Member States’ representatives and European Parliament’s Environment Committee
Associations’ fears about product regulations
Construction Products Europe and the FIEC say Construction Products Regulation and CE marking have proved totally irrelevant to contractors in practice
Italian associations’ concern over emission controls
Unacea and Ascomac say emissions regulations have not been adopted by all local authorities in Italy, meaning obsolete machines can still be used
FIEC calls for action on mobility
Federation seeks urgent action on the “dramatic” situation of labour mobility and proposed revision of posting directive
Saudi Arabia scales down construction spending
Seminar ran by Faithful+Gould in Jeddah designed to educate project managers in Kingdom as budgets become tighter
UK backs Crossrail 2 and HS3
Infrastructure projects in London and the north of England to benefit from Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget Statement
FIEC questions value of mobility package
First part of Labour Mobility Package, described as targeted revision of Posting Directive, is adopted by European Commission
Jersey group hits out at ‘stealth tax’
Possible introduction of community infrastructure levy in one of the Channel Islands between England and France, worries local construction council
French government plans Positive Energy initiative
Plans laid down to supply energy to 8% of French population through paving roads with photovoltaic solar panels in next five years
FIEC backs circular economy
European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan given warm reception by federation following plan’s release in December
Third of UK government projects to fail
149 projects in Government Major Project Portfolio have combined cost of €684.5 billion
Joint initiative formed in readiness for BIM
UK’s level 2 requirements for building information modelling to get single, unified approach to product date, using common language
Obama to pass US$ 305 bn highways bill
The 5-year Highway Trust Fund bill gets seal of approval from US Congress
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