The work of the EFCA committees and task forces is strategically focused on a limited number of highly relevant issues that impact on the business conditions of the European engineering consultancy firms. Based on their ongoing activities, the ‘EFCA Briefing notes’ provide concise information on European developments that affect the firms and the relative EFCA views/initiatives.

EFCA member associations and members of the EFCA Committees/Task Forces have access to the range of briefing notes listed below.
To view a briefing note in full, please click on the appropriate heading.

Appeal/redress system (EU external aid)
Budget and sector support (EU external aid)
Competitive dialogue
Conflict of Interest
Corruption prevention
Design Build
Distinction between selection and award and the criteria that must be applied at each stage
EU public procurement policies
Eurocodes
Financial risks / Bank guarantees (EU external aid)
Innovation
Late payments
Liability and Insurance
Lowest-price based selection
Professional qualifications: recognition of engineering qualifications between member states
Public image and influence
Public Private Partnerships
Services Directive
Standardisation: terminology for engineering consultancy services
Unfair competition