| National Programs on Circular Economy (Title and Web Link) | Main objectives and what it is about |
| EU Level | |
| European Green Deal – A European Green Deal | European Commission (europa.eu) | – Circular Economy Action Plan* as part of the Green Deal – hold more products longer in the circle to modernise the economy – European Circular Economy Platform – good practices and reports |
| Horizon Europe – Horizon Europe | European Commission (europa.eu) | – support research and innovation e.g. https://www.remanufacturing.eu/ from Horizon 2020 should promote remanufacturing http://www.retrace-itn.eu/ research program from Horizon 2020Trainings for workers in circular economy – for high qualified workers |
| EU-Monitoring – https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/circular-economy | monitoring metrics of each member state with regard to circular economy |
| https://ec.europa.eu/info/eu-regional-and-urban-development/topics/cities-and-urban-development/priority-themes-eu-cities/circular-economy-cities_en | *The Circular Economy Package consists of an EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy that establishes a concrete and ambitious programme of action, with measures covering the whole cycle: from production and consumption to waste management and the market for secondary raw materials. |
| GERMANY | |
| “Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz” – Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz | Gesetze und Verordnungen | BMU | priority of waste avoidance; following reuse and recycling |
| Hightech-Strategy 2025 – Hightech-Strategie 2025 – BMBF | support innovation and research; themes like sustainability and climate protection, different programs like “Innovative Hochschule” or “CLIENT II – Internationale Partnerschaften für nachhaltige Innovationen” |
| Circular Economy Initiative Germany – Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland (circular-economy-initiative.de) | trend to more circular economy as a priority; in cooperation with politic, society, economy and academia |
| guiding principles for a circular economy – Leitsätze einer Kreislaufwirtschaft | Umweltbundesamt | principles for circular economy in Germany; e.g. design and goals |
| FONA – research for sustainability – Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit (FONA) | support measure of different topics connecting to sustainability; e.g. resource efficient circular economy – innovative product circles or technologies to recycle plastic |
| SPAIN | |
| ESPAÑA CIRCULAR 2030: Estrategia Española de Economía Circular https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/economia-circular/espanacircular2030_def1_tcm30-509532.PDF ESPAÑA CIRCULAR 2030: Spanish Circular Economy Strategy https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/calidad-y-evaluacion-ambiental/temas/economia-circular/espanacircular_2030_executivesummary_en_tcm30-510578.pdf | |
| GREECE | |
| National Action Plan on Circular Economy https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/main-language/greek https://ypen.gov.gr/perivallon/kykliki-oikonomia/ | -Moving up the waste hierarchy by focusing on preventing waste and improving recycling -supporting circular entrepreneurship by promoting “industrial symbiosis” and business clusters -supporting circular consumption patterns of re-using and repairing rather than buying new products -enhancing multi-stakeholder partnership across industry, academia and civil society |
| National Strategy for the Circular Economy https://www.eetaa.gr/odhgoi/13102020_odhgos_kyklikhs_oikonomias.pdf https://ypen.gov.gr/perivallon/kykliki-oikonomia/ | -Preparation of a National Action Plan for the promotion of Green Public Procurement -Elaboration of proposals to reduce food -Development of innovative applications and cutting-edge technologies for waste management within RIS3 -Development of ecological design criteria -Promoting the use of brokerage at the level of regions or cities to promote the circular economy, as an unpaid consulting service |
| Establishment of a national Circular Economy Observatory https://en.sev.org.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EY_Study_on_the_Circular_Economy_BRIEF-EDITION_0.pdf https://www.eetaa.gr/odhgoi/13102020_odhgos_kyklikhs_oikonomias.pdf https://ypen.gov.gr/perivallon/kykliki-oikonomia/ | -Collection, processing of data and drawing conclusions on the evolution of the circular economy -Monitoring of national indicators of the circular economy and preparation of an annual report -Cooperation with productive and social bodies |
| Creation of the national initiative «Circular Alliance for Greece https://www.eetaa.gr/odhgoi/13102020_odhgos_kyklikhs_oikonomias.pdf https://ypen.gov.gr/perivallon/kykliki-oikonomia/ | -Funding from the green fund -Agreements with NGOs and producers, with a view to voluntary agreements (food, tourism, industry) -Information and public awareness actions |
| Creation of urban spaces as «creative reuse centers», with utilization of the Green Points / KAEDISP and their transformation into «Green Centers» https://circulargreece.gr/el/ https://www.eetaa.gr/odhgoi/13102020_odhgos_kyklikhs_oikonomias.pdf https://ypen.gov.gr/perivallon/kykliki-oikonomia/ | -mapping of existing reuse initiatives and examining the possibility of establishing a common framework / guidelines for establishing social education / repair centers in cities (repair-café, more integrated structures, local / regional platforms and websites) – compiling a specific list of incoming waste -connection of green centers with waste treatment structure -segregation and classification of incoming waste with a focus on reuse and hazardous waste. |
| SLOVENIA | |
| https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/strategies/roadmap-towards-circular-economy-slovenia | The Roadmap towards the Circular Economy in Slovenia sets the path for Slovenia to become a circular economy front runner in the region. Designed through an inclusive, multi-stakeholder approach, it identifies four priority sectors, give recommendations to the government and identifies best practices. The Roadmap introduces the Circular Triangle, a model which unites three inseparable elements – Circular Economy (business models), Circular Change (government policies) and Circular Culture (citizens), three interdependent aspects that are at the core of systemic change from a linear to a circular economy in Slovenia. |
| https://switchmed.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Country-Profile-Slovenia.pdf | Slovenia Country Profile – circular economy |
| https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/en/News/Index/9406 | Experimental statistics: Circular economy indicators, Slovenia, 2016-2019 |
| ITALY | |
| https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/strategies?populate=&country%5B%5D=IT | Existing strategies for the transition to a circular economy adopted at national, regional or local level by public authorities. |
| https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/it/amministrazione-trasparente/organizzazione/articolazione-degli-uffici/articolazione-dipartimenti/centro-nazionale-dei-rifiuti-ed-economia-circolare/cn-rif | Centro Nazionale dei rifiuti e dell’economia circolare |
| https://www.mise.gov.it/index.php/en/incentivi/impresa/r-s-economia-circolare | The official resources of Ministry of Economic Development[1] |
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