Answering the call of several sectors in the construction business, including the precast concrete one through BIBM, European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani unveiled this summer the Commission views on the leading role of the construction sector in the European economy. This communication identifies the European trends (access to finance, green and local jobs, energy efficiency) within the cons- truction sector and aims at coordinating the existing policies and initiatives affecting it. On 31 July 2012, the European Commission published the long-awaited Communication on “Strategy for the sustainable competitiveness of the construction sector and its enterprises” (Full text available at http://ec.europa.eu). This study was initiated in 2010 by European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry, unit G5 “Construction, Pressure Equipment and Metrology” with the purpose of examining the current situation of the sector and identifying the main challenges for construction enterprises. The Communication launches a renewed competitive agenda for the EU construction sector within the context of the Smart Growth Agenda 2020.