The EIC Autumn Conference 2026 in Istanbul looked at the challenges to the international construction sector presented by geopolitical risks, with a particular focus on the situation in Ukraine.

The Global Europe instrument presents the opportunity to use EU external assistance funds more strategically, for EU companies and technologies in the first place, focussing on EU geopolitical and economic interest.

EIC organised its Autumn 2022 Conference on 29-30 September 2022 in collaboration with its Italian Member Federation, ANCE, in Rome with around 100 participants from 15 countries.

The EIC Workshop in Málaga on 24 April 2026 gathered over 100 delegates to discuss digitalisation, AI, and technology in infrastructure. Speakers stressed that digital tools are now essential for competitiveness, efficiency, and safety.

On 25 February 2022, EIC submitted its response to the EU consultation on “Scenarios for a transition pathway for a more resilient, greener and digital construction ecosystem” prepared by the Joint EIC-ENCORD-FIEC Working Group on Carbon Neutrality.

Brussels, 17 May 2024:   The joint FIEC-EIC Conference held on 17 May 2024 in Brussels attracted more than 150 delegates from both federations for a discussion on how the European construction industry can help building a competitive, resilient ...

On 24 September 2020, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched the City Climate Finance Gap Fund to support the development of a project pipeline aiming at providing green urban infrastructure in emerging and developing ...

The UK government has outlined the mandate and design of a new U.K. Infrastructure Bank ahead of its launch later in spring 2021. Following the U.K.’s departure from the EU, the new institution shall follow the EIB’s approach to develop a commercial ...

In 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — replacing the 2000 Millennium Development Goals — came into force. With these new Goals that universally apply to all countries will mobilise over ...

Working Group Africa Chairman Christian Combes represented EIC at the EU Transport Connectivity Task Force on 25 July 2019. ...

On 21 March 2022, the OECD officially presented a proposal for the Blue Dot Network (BDN) certification system to de-risk infrastructure investments.

The EIC Position Paper on Collaborative Delivery Models calls for a shift towards partnership-based, quality-driven procurement to improve efficiency, innovation and risk-sharing in infrastructure projects.