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    Circular

    Economy
    Closing the loop –
    An EU Action Plan for
    the Circular Economy
    Maintaining the value of products,
    materials and resources in the
    economy for as long as possible

    Transition Minimising waste generation


    towards a
    Circular
    Economy
    Boosting our competitiveness with
    new business opportunities and
    innovative products and services

    Bringing economic, social and


    environmental gains
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    International dimension
    EU's 2030 Sustainable Agenda
    international
    commitments

    Paris Agreement to combat climate


    change

    G7 Alliance for Resource Efficiency –


    building more sustainable supply chains
    and global markets for secondary raw
    materials

    3
    Circular economy package –
    State of Play

    Action Plan List of Follow-up 4 Legislative


    Communication Initiatives (Annex) proposals on waste,
    fertlizers and water reuse

    1/3 of the actions Under debate at the


    are being Council and at the
    implemented European Parliament

    4
    Priority sectors

    Biomass &
    Bio-based Plastics
    Products

    Food
    Construction &
    Waste
    Demolition

    Critical
    Raw
    Materials

    5
    What Legislative proposals on waste
    has
    been
    Tackling false green claims
    done so
    far?
    Green Public Procurement

    Recycling Protocol for Construction and


    Demolition Waste

    Legislative Proposal on fertilizers

    Best practices of water reuse

    "Innovation Deals" and H2020 call

    Stakeholders platform on food waste


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    Ongoing Eco-design

    Communication 'Waste to Energy'

    REFIT of EU Ecolabel and of EMAS.

    Preparation for next steps Pilots Environmental


    Technology Verification (ETV) and Product
    Environmental Footprint (PEF)

    Green Financing Platform with the EIB and


    national banks

    Assessment of the contribution of Circular


    Economy to the Bio-economy Strategy

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    2017 Plastics Strategy

    Pre-demolition assessment guidelines for the


    construction sector

    Development of indicators for the assessment of


    the environmental performance of buildings

    Interface chemicals, products and waste legislation

    Monitoring and indicator framework

    Minimum requirements for reused water

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    Medium
    Quality standards for secondary raw materials
    term goals
    market

    New/revised BREFs for industrial sectors

    Use of Cohesion funds for Circular Economy

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    Implementation-At national level

    National France- "Loi de Transition Énergétique pour


    la Croissance Verte"

    Germany- German Resource Efficiency


    Programme (ProgRess II)

    The Netherlands-A circular economy in the


    Netherlands by 2050

    Finland- Finland's National Circular Economy


    Roadmap

    10
    At local and regional level

    Regional Brussels Region-Programme Régional en


    Economie Circulaire

    Scotland-Making Things Last - A Circular


    Economy Strategy for Scotland

    Local Amsterdam- Report "Circular Amsterdam"

    Paris-White Paper on the Circular Economy of


    the Greater Paris

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    Stakeholders' engagement
    Exchange of European Innovation Partnerships (Raw
    best materials-water)
    practices and
    knowledge
    Food waste platform

    SME Resource Excellence Centre

    Role of Ellen McArthur Foundation


    private
    institutions
    and NGOs Institut de l'Économie Circulaire

    Waste and Resources Action Programme


    (WRAP)
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    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

    Patrick Wegerdt
    European Commission
    DG Environment

    http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/

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    CLEANER ENVIRONMENT AND NEW
    ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES:
    EU Support for Greener Development in
    Eastern Partnership Countries

    Patrick Wegerdt, Team Coordinator


    Unit F2 – Bilateral and regional
    environmental cooperation

    European Commission
    Directorate-General Environment
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    Johannes Hahn

    Commissioner for European


    Neighbourhood Policy and
    Enlargement Negotiations

    "At the #Riga summit of EU and Eastern Partner


    countries, #Environment identified as one of
    the #priority areas".

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    Environment as a cross-cutting issue of the Eastern Partnership
    goals
    Prosperity
    •environmental quality of life
    •green economy opportunities
    Security
    •energy efficiency
    •climate resilience
    •a more sustainable use of natural capital
    •better management of environment-related risks
    Stability
    •evidence-based decisions
    •transparency and accountability in
    environmental action
    •good environmental governance
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    Water, Environment, and Climate:
    Overview of On-Going Regional Projects in EaP under the
    European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI - €15 billion
    2014-2020)
    Water Cluster (also Environmental
    covers Central Asia Governance and Climate Cluster
    region) Green Growth Custer
    • EMBLAS II (€2.5m) • EaP GREEN(€10m) • Clima East: Policies
    • EPIRB (€8.5m) • SEIS East (€7m) (€8m) and
    • EUWI (€3.2m) • FLEGT II (€9m) Demonstration
    Projects (€11m)
    • EUWI+ East • Emerald Network II
    (€24.5m) (€2m)
    • Obsolete chemicals
    (€6m)

    Several projects expired 2016; some will be extended, notably EaP GREEN.
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    Complementary EU regional programmes:
    Need for synergies

    • EU4Businesses

    • The second phase of Covenant of Mayors East (CoMO East)

    • Energy Efficiency and Environmental Partnership


    Programme (E5P)

    • EU4Energy

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    Complementary national-level support
    catalysed by regional programmes

    Examples:
    • Green economy project in Belarus

    • Promotion of organic agriculture in a rural development


    project in Moldova

    • Natural resources management in Georgia

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    Making success stories known
    and upscaling them

    • Pilot projects as part of EPIRB and ClimaEast projects

    • Support for resource efficiency and cleaner production

    • Promotion of Strategic Environmental Assessments

    • Greening of SMEs: surveys and follow up; organic farming

    • Extension of protected areas

    • Joint Black Sea surveys

    • National Policy Dialogues on Water

    • Improved chemicals management

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    Consolidation of achievements:
    Outlook for new programmes

    • Successor to the EaP GREEN – discussion on scope of this


    to be undertaken as part of the follow up to the EaP
    ministerial meeting (Oct 2016)

    • Level of funding still to be clarified

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    Linking policy dialogue, institutional challenges and project-
    based technical work

    • Implementation of recommendations – reviewing progress

    • Continuity of priorities and follow up actions for successive


    governments

    • Securing impacts and achieving tangible results

    • Need for "ring-fencing" environmental initiatives against the


    background of scarcer resources

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    Thank you for your attention

    Patrick Wegerdt
    [email protected]

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