Circular Solutions for a Competitive Europe - Stakeholders' Day

This year, the ECESP will join forces with the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative and EU Green Week to focus on circular solutions for a competitive EU.

Earlier this year, the Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial Deal provided key guidance on maximising the EU's limited resources, reducing dependency on third-country suppliers of raw materials, reducing waste and extending the lifetime of materials through recycling, reuse and sustainable production.

This series of events will explore how the EU economy can speed up the transition from a linear to a circular model of production and consumption.

From 3 to 5 June, policymakers, industry representatives and the circular economy community will discuss how to enhance Europe's competitiveness by mainstreaming sustainable circularity across all economic sectors. The event will take place at the European Commission Charlemagne building in Brussels, Belgium.

The report on the ECESP Stakeholder Dialogue of 10 April will be relevant to the entire three-day conference, reflecting stakeholders' input to the drafting of EU legislative proposals.

Here's the programme for the three days (livestreaming link).

Green Week agenda (all times are CEST):

3 June: European Commission

13:45 - 13:55 Opening of the conference. Katrina Sichel, Master of Ceremonies
13:55 - 14:05 Keynote speech by Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Circular Economy
14:05 - 15:05 Opening session: Circular Economy as a Driver of EU Strategic Autonomy and Competitiveness
15:10 - 15:20 Circular Economy as a Green Recovery Instrument in Ukraine. Statement by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
15:20 - 16:20 The Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work
16:50 - 17:50 Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners
18:00 - 19:15: Life AWARDS 2025: Celebrating Excellence in Environmental Innovation

4 June: European Commission

09:00 - 10:10 European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session
During this session, the Report from the Stakeholder Dialogue held on 10 April will be presented and its key points discussed.
10:15 - 10:35 Fun but factual: a cartoonist’s perspective on environmental policies
11:20 - 12:20: Towards a Nature-Positive Circular Bioeconomy
12:25 - 12:55 Smart, circular, disruptive: AI & young innovators.
14:15 - 15:15 Making our Industrial Installations Cleaner and Circular
15:20 - 15:45 Make the Water Cycle Circular Again: Creating a water-smart economy
15:50 - 16:50: From Regulation to Reality: Accelerating the Circular Economy
16:50 - 17:00: Wrap up of the day