CEN and CENELEC are excited to announce that the 2025 Work Programme has been published. The Work Programme is one of the flagship publications of CEN and CENELEC, setting out the priorities and most important actions in European standardization for the year ahead.

2025 will be a defining year for European standardization. As we navigate a dynamic global landscape, CEN and CENELEC are committed to supporting the Single Market’s digital and green transitions to boost resilience and competitiveness.

Many of our key projects will translate the European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass into actionable steps, with a focus on strengthening Europe’s industrial base and technological leadership. By developing standards for strategic sectors like, among others, artificial intelligence (AI), cyber resilience, clean tech, and electricity grids, European standards will enhance Europe’s competitiveness, foster trust in new technologies, and ensure a fair and sustainable Single Market.

We are also committed to embedding standardization into the European research ecosystem, ensuring that innovative ideas reach the market faster and more effectively. In 2025, we will focus on collaborating with academia and research institutions, identifying emerging standardization areas, and shaping FP10.

The CEN and CENELEC Work Programme 2025 presents the main standardization developments and strategic priority areas for CEN and CENELEC in 2025, across 14 business sectors. The Work Programme also highlights three horizontal business topics, key to meeting present and future challenges: Accessibility, Sustainability, and Conformity Assessment.

Finally, the last section gives a horizontal overview of the most important strategic highlights that will shape CEN and CENELEC’s development over the course of 2025 and beyond. This section includes the continuing implementation and midpoint review of the Strategy 2030 and the reinforcing of the representativeness of societal stakeholders in standardization.

For more information about the Work Programme: https://wp2025.cencenelec.eu