General Assembly & Symposium May 2019

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Euralarm’s involvement in EU policy can be traced back to the 1980’s, when first contacts were developed with the European Commission to advocate for an open European Fire and Security Market based on high quality. If Euralarm’s stance towards the EU has not changed today, the number of

Following the publication of the service standard for fire and security systems EN 16763, various European countries are now exploring compliance solutions adapted their own market. 

On Monday 22 October 2018, CEN-CENELEC organises a one-day workshop on the topic: Harmonised European Standards under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) - Essentials for drafting standards.

European standardisation and research are closely linked. Nevertheless, today they do not interact sufficiently to maximize synergies and benefits with respect to innovation. To bridge this gap between Research, Innovation and Standardisation, the interactive European project 'BRIDGIT 2' invovling Euralarm's partner CEN-CENELEC was created.

On 11 October 2018, the European Commission adopted its annual Union Work Programme for European standardisation for 2019.

Euralarm has long supported the idea that ‘Smart cities’ should include aspects of fire safety and security. European cities face an increasing frequency and intensity of hazards and disasters, which are exacerbated by climate change and social dynamics, such as demographic change and an ageing population.

In its strategy on AI for Europe, the Commission proposed to work with Member States on a coordinated plan on AI by the end of 2018.

The ongoing negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council to set up an EU cybersecurity certification framework will have profound implications for the future of Europe’s industrial system, European companies being the first impacted by the final design of the framework.

The European Commission reported last week on the progress made towards an effective and genuine Security Union, calling on the European Parliament and the Council to finalise their work on priority security initiatives as a matter of urgency.

Your city may be ‘smart’ – but is it safe and secure? Register for this webinar to hear speakers from both the fire and security industries, together with influential city officials discuss the issues as they see them and ponder the potential solutions.