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ECO analytical reports provide in-depth analyses of the resilience of the construction ecosystem and its green and digital transition. They focus on market conditions, drivers, and thematic policy developments at the EU level.

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  • Report
  • 16 December 2025
Analytical Report on Skills in Construction

This analytical report explores skills in the EU construction ecosystem. It tracks employment and workforce demographics, training participation, and enterprise patterns since 2015, using Eurostat data. It also models labour demand and occupational shifts to 2030 and 2050, highlighting shortages and...

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  • Factsheet
  • 21 September 2021
Indicators on late payment in the construction sector - Infographics
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  • Report
  • 21 September 2021
Indicators on late payment in the construction sector

The European construction sector has been afflicted by late payments for a long time. In 2020, 41% of construction companies accepted longer payment periods to avoid bankruptcy (the highest share among economic sectors); and 42% of companies stated that late payment was a threat to their survival...

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  • Report
  • 9 April 2021
Digitalisation in the construction sector

The integration of digital technologies is a key element in overcoming the biggest hurdles of the construction sector, such as labour shortages, competitiveness, resource and energy efficiency, and productivity. This report presents the current levels of digital technology adoption, the various...

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  • Factsheet
  • 1 April 2021
Digitalisation policies and initiatives in the EU - infographics
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  • Factsheet
  • 1 April 2021
Digitalisation in construction - state of play - infographics
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  • Report
  • 1 April 2021
Digitalisation in the construction sector – Executive summary
  • Digitalización en el sector de la construcción – Informe analítico
    (373.55 KB - PDF)
  • Digitalisierung im Bausektor – Analysebericht
    (699.7 KB - PDF)
  • La numérisation dans le secteur de la construction – Rapport analytique
    (388.69 KB - PDF)
  • La digitalizzazione nel settore delle costruzioni – Reportanalitico
    (348.6 KB - PDF)
  • Cyfryzacja w budownictwie – Sprawozdanie analityczne
    (384.73 KB - PDF)
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  • Report
  • 19 May 2020
Improving the human capital basis - Executive summary
  • Mejorando la base del capital humano - Resumen ejecutivo
    (424.33 KB - PDF)
  • Verbesserung der Humankapitalbasis – Zusammenfassung
    (538.52 KB - PDF)
  • Renforcer le capital humain - Synthèse
    (436 KB - PDF)
  • Migliorare le basi del capitale umano - Sintesi
    (527.77 KB - PDF)
  • Rozbudowa bazy kapitału ludzkiego - Streszczenie
    (435.78 KB - PDF)
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  • Factsheet
  • 18 May 2020
Improving the human capital basis - infographics
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  • Report
  • 16 April 2020
Late payment in the construction sector - infographics