ECEC President, Nina Drazin Lovrec, and ECEC Secretary General Klaus Thürriedl attended the 81st ECCE General Meeting on October 9-11, 2025.
ECEC would like to thank its collaboration partner, the European Council of Civil Engineers for the opportunity to present the Luxembourg Declaration on Public Procurement at the General Meeting and for the fruitful cooperation between our two organisations.
Organised by the Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineers (HKIG) at the Briig Hotel in Split, the 81st General Assembly of the European Council of Civil Engineers (ECCE) was held from October 9-11.
This extremely important event for the civil engineering profession in Croatia and Europe also marks the ceremonial conclusion of the 40th anniversary of the ECCE – a year dedicated to reflecting on achievements, recognising merits and renewing commitment to the development of the civil engineering profession in Europe.
The Assembly was attended by high-level representatives from 25 European countries, as well as delegates from Turkey, Georgia and Ukraine, and the presidents of the most prominent European engineering associations. The event was also attended by Tonči Glavinić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction and National Property of the Republic of Croatia, as well as numerous renowned domestic and international experts in the field of construction and infrastructure.
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ECEC President Nina Dražin Lovrec gave a presentation on the “Luxembourg Declaration on Public Procurement“, adopted by ECEC, ACE, EFCA and OIA representing almost 1.5. million architects and consulting engineers in May this year. This is a joint European commitment to improve public procurement practices, promoting procurement based on quality and innovation rather than solely on the lowest price.
“The Luxembourg Declaration represents a step towards more transparent, fairer and higher quality public procurement in the construction industry across Europe. It promotes market strengthening, recognition of the value of intellectual services and a shift towards sustainable solutions,” emphasised Dražin Lovrec.
As part of the programme, a round table discussion will be held on the topic of “The responsibility of civil engineers after natural disasters”, which aims to stimulate debate on the role and responsibility of engineers in the reconstruction and construction of resilient communities.
Today’s meeting confirmed the importance of cooperation and knowledge exchange among European civil engineers, as well as their commitment to working together to further advance the profession, improve construction quality and strengthen infrastructure resilience in the future.