CEN and CENELEC held their General Meetings on 23 June in Prague. These meetings provided an opportunity for the communities of both organizations to reunite and to analyse and debate relevant topics, including the development of the CEN and CENELEC 2030 Strategy, which will provide support for the implementation of the European standardization strategy. The implementation of the 2030 Strategy comes at a key moment for European standardization, not just because of the publication and implementation of the aforementioned Strategy, but also because of the importance of maintaining a balance between the development of standards that reflect technological advancements, facilitate access to global markets, and at the same time serve as a tool for the deployment of European policies, mainly the Green and Digital Transitions, maintaining the principles of the Internal Market, based on the New Legal Framework. The presence of the new Chief Officer for Standardization, Maive Rute, provided support and reinforcement to the good public-private relationship between the European Commission and CEN and CENELEC, which will allow the important challenges for the future to be effectively addressed.
During the CENELEC General Assembly, Mr Oscar Querol León, AFME Technical Director, was elected as a member of the CENELEC Board of Directors for the period 2023-2024. As part of his responsibilities, Mr Querol will convey the strategic priorities of the Spanish electrotechnical sector to this European governing body, and will collaborate in achieving the objectives of CENELEC's 2030 Strategy. Mr Querol is committed to pushing for the development of standards in digital environments that address the needs of markets, while continuing to collaborate with the IEC. As the Spanish member of the SMB Technical Board, he will be able to seek global solutions and standards in emerging and priority areas for European and national interests.
Also at the CEN General Assembly, Mr Javier García, the UNE's General Director, was elected to the CEN Board of Directors through the end of 2024. He will work to achieve the goals of the CEN's 2030 Strategy, most notably the digitization of standardization with the help of ISO.
The international organizations ISO and IEC accompanied their European counterparts with the presence of the ISO President and its General Secretary and, in the case of IEC, with its President-elect and General Secretary, underscoring the commitment of European members to the development and adoption of international standards.
