Continuing our promotion activities on the sustainable use of resources by integrating circular economy and bioeconomy principles across the Danube region, and thereby fostering innovation and environmental sustainability the Working Group Circular Economy and Bioeconomy (WG CE&BE) of the Priority area 8 Competitiveness of Enterprises of the EU strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) organized an online session on March 7, 2025.
Co-coordinators Carmen Howkins and Helia Grčić Kovačević addressed the welcoming greetings to the WG members on behalf of EUSDR Priority Axis 8.
The key point of today’s meeting was the mini-conference, which had as its topic the cross-fertilization of three flagship projects:
- DECIDE (Garfond, Goran M. Vasić) – ( https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/decide )
- PLAN C (Biz-up, Iris Reingruber) – ( https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/Plan-C )
- WE.Circular (RAPIV, Ralitsa Zhekova) – ( https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/wecircular )
These programs are recognized as leading programs in the area of PA8 – Competitiveness of entrepreneurs, and in addition, they are focused on innovative solutions and contribute to the implementation of the principles of circular economy and bioeconomy. The exchange of information and achievements presented by the project partners met with great interest this time as well. The WG received a clear signal that this practice should be continued