On November 10, at 10:00 CET, the European standardisation platform and Euralarm partner CEN-CENELEC organises a webinar to present the state-of-play on the Joint CEN-CENELEC Working Group 'Online Standardisation Platform'.

The EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment is supported by a large number of European standards developed on the European standardisation platform that is CEN-CENELEC.

The 9th Security Union progress report, adopted by the College of Commissioners today, highlights the recent steps taken to prevent terrorist financing through trafficking in cultural goods and improve the interoperability of EU information systems. Based on a comprehensive assessment of EU security policy since 2001, the report also highlights the remaining gaps and challenges to be addressed.

Last month the European Parliament approved a Report on ‘European standards’ during its Parliament Plenary session as a Resolution: "EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on European standards – implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 (2016/2274(INI))".

Euralarm Member ZVEI has released last week a statement on the state of the German market for electronic security technology in 2016. The development of the market has exceeded all expectations.

The next Euralarm  Symposium will take place in Bucharest Romania, on June 4th 2018. This will be the second time that Romania will host this event, showing the country’s commitment to European electronic fire safety and security.

Following the Firsst EU Industry Day’s main conference attended earlier this year by Euralarm, the European Commission has published last week a document summarising the discussions. 

Euralarm joins its UK Member the FIA in expressing its sincere condolences to all those affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy. In addition, we praise the fire service for its prompt and professional response.

UK-based Euralarm Member the Fire Industry Association (FIA) announced last month that it will be offering four new qualifications for the fire detection and alarm sector, available to book from early July after the official launch at the FIREX event this year. 

The EN 16763 standard the result of a long-standing effort, initiated in 2009 with the creation of a dedicated Section within Euralarm. A German and French translation of the standard has now been approved and published.

French Euralarm Member SVDI will be the host of an off-programme conference organised during the Salon PREVENTICA on June 21st in Paris, on the topic: Why we should welcome more women in security today.

This text is the reproduction of an article published in the Italian edition of A&S Magazine, based on a contribution by Euralarm Technical Manager Marc Chenevoy. The latest edition of the magazine focuses, in between other topics, on public safety. You can find the article in Italian on the A&S Italy website.