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The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which entered into force on 1 January 2026, is a climate policy tool designed to prevent carbon leakage and ensure fair competition between EU and non-EU producers.

Maureen Logghe (BELAC, the Belgium National Accreditation Body) and Cecilie Laake (NA, the Norwegian NAB) have just been re-elected as EA President and Vice-President.

The EA Train-the-trainer course on ISO 15189:2022 was held between 6-9 June 2023 in Paris, France.

The European Parliament and Council aim to support Member States in their efforts to combat cancer.

EA established a TFG EU CBAM, which commences with its activities beginning of March 2026.

EA published the revision of the document EA-4/20 Guidance for the assessment of laboratories against EN ISO 15189:2022 Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) on 21 April 2026

The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the first international emissions trading system. It was established in 2005 and is remaining the largest carbon market.

The EA Inspection Committee organized a training session on 1-2 July 2026 to review the new edition of ISO/IEC 17020:2026

Almost 200 participants attended the first workshop on AI.

A webinar on the European Quality Assurance Scheme for Breast Cancer Services is organized on the morning of 3 December 2026.

EA is organizing, with the European Commission and ENISA, an online workshop on the CRA.

The European Commission has adopted the implementing regulation concerning the EU Cybersecurity Certification Scheme on Common Criteria (EUCC).

The AfN (Accreditation for Notification) report was just updated in April 2025 to cover one new piece of legislation: Construction Products…