ANEC aisbl is the European #consumer voice in #standardisation.
We raise #standards for the protection and welfare of European consumers of all ages and abilities. #CEN #CENELEC #ETSI #ISO #IEC #UNECE
www.anec.eu | Brussels, Belgium | BCE 0457696181

@anecstandards.bsky.social
ANEC aisbl is the European #consumer voice in #standardisation.
We raise #standards for the protection and welfare of European consumers of all ages and abilities. #CEN #CENELEC #ETSI #ISO #IEC #UNECE
www.anec.eu | Brussels, Belgium | BCE 0457696181
๐ With #WorldStandardsDay approaching, we draw attention to the role #standards can play in making the #energy #transition work for #consumers.
๐ Read our new paper on the EU #affordable #housing plan: tinyurl.com/mradfc9e
#standards4SDGs #SDGs
@cen-cenelec.bsky.social @isostandards.bsky.social
๐ Ahead of #WorldStandardsDay, we highlight how #standards support affordable, clean and #sustainable #energy while protecting #consumers.
For Energy Performance Certificates (#EPCs), standards help provide reliable information about homes' energy performance.
๐ tinyurl.com/yn4zce9k
๐ข As the #JTC21 Plenary concludes today, ANEC calls for #AI standards that truly protect consumers and ensure compliance with the #AIAct.
๐๏ธKey priorities: stronger civil society participation, clear and verifiable requirements, fundamental rights protection and greater consistency across standards.
๐ฌ ANEC Secretariat's Isabel Lรณpez-Neira highlights why #consumer participation matters for a #CleanEnergy transition that works for everyone! ๐ฑโก
๐ Join our #WorldStandardsDay webinar with @cen-cenelec.bsky.social and @ecos.ngo on 12 October, 14:00-15:00! tinyurl.com/2btbx5ua
ANEC welcomes the European Commission proposal aiming at modernising European #standardisation by enhancing stakeholder participation, especially #consumers & SMEs, ensuring transparency, #accessibility & #inclusion but implementation will be key.
Read our position:
tinyurl.com/5aksctxr
And thatโs a wrap! ๐ Training closed with ANECโs presentation on #AIAct standards and a case study on the inclusiveness of civil society in standardisation.
๐ Many thanks to the great exchanges between consumer organisations and national institutions across the Western Balkans!
Day 2 of the Empowering the Western Balkans training is underway! ๐
ANEC is ready to take the floor with a session on AI & standardisation and what this means for consumers.
The CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 Plenary starts today in Winterthur, Switzerland!
ANEC representatives are there to discuss the latest developments in #AI standardisation and ensure that consumer interests remain at the heart of European AI standards.
๐ข Join our #WorldStandardsDay webinar on how #standards can support affordable & #CleanEnergy while protecting consumers & the environment. ๐ฑโก
With @anecstandards.bsky.social, @cen-cenelec.bsky.social & @ecos.ngo
๐๏ธ 12 Oct | 14:00โ15:00
๐ tinyurl.com/2btbx5ua
ANEC is proud to be in Skopje, North Macedonia, for the delivery of the training โEmpowering the Western Balkans: Upskilling on the AI Act and GDPRโ. We look forward to two days of learning and exchange together with our colleagues from BEUC and OPM, as part of the InDiCo Global project.
ANEC and Consumers International at @isostandards.bsky.social Annual Meeting 2026 working to increase #consumer protection in #standardisation!
๐ข Join our #WorldStandardsDay webinar on how #standards can support affordable & #CleanEnergy while protecting consumers & the environment. ๐ฑโก
With @anecstandards.bsky.social, @cen-cenelec.bsky.social & @ecos.ngo
๐๏ธ 12 Oct | 14:00โ15:00
๐ tinyurl.com/2btbx5ua
๐ข The latest ANEC e-Newsletter is out!
๐ ANEC calls for an ambitious European Product Act that delivers for consumers.
โ๏ธ Also in this edition: the latest on AI standards, accessibility, product safety and more.
๐ฐ Read it here: tinyurl.com/46mwa7dt
๐ฉโ๐ปANEC's webinar explored today how standards can help make services in sustainable cities & communities more accessible, inclusive, transparent and citizen-centred as they become increasingly digital.
๐Slides and agenda available here : tinyurl.com/mwcmybny
๐๏ธ Smart communities should work for everyone.
Our new factsheet highlights how standards can help make public services more accessible, inclusive and responsive to citizensโ needs, ensuring no one is left behind in the digital transition.
๐ Read more: tinyurl.com/399b4yc3
Consumer safety experts celebrating International Product Safety Week ๐
Great to celebrate together with our members and colleagues from @beuc.eu, united in our commitment to safer #products for consumers.
Raising #standards for #consumers.
#IPSW2026 #ProductSafety #ConsumerSafety #Standardisation
๐ ANEC is working internationally to support the first global vehicle regulation to help prevent children from being left in vehicles.
๐จBetter technology & better awareness can help save lives. #LookBeforeYouLock
๐Check our campaign factsheets here: tinyurl.com/LookBeforeYo...
๐ค๏ธ It may feel cooler outside, but donโt be fooled! Even when it's below 20ยฐC, sunlight can still heat the inside of a parked vehicle to life-threatening temperatures.
#LookBeforeYouLock and make sure no children or pets are left behind.
๐ถ Don't forget about the safety of pets. They too can suffer fatal heatstrokes in parked vehicles. If it's too hot for a child, it's too hot for a pet. #LookBeforeYouLock
๐Read our factsheet for more details: tinyurl.com/37xvj562