The second meeting of the National Committee on Circular Economy took place on 7th February 2020 and was chaired by the General Secretary of Natural Environment and Water, Dr Aravosis. In line with the position of the Ministry for the Environment and the Energy, Dr Aravosis described the training procedures and the timeframe for the Roadmap on Circular Economy as well as the Specific Business Plan for the implementation of the Single-Use-Plastic Directive through a wide social dialogue that takes into consideration the opinion that is submitted by all participating entities.

During the meeting information was also provided on how the National Action Plan is going to promote the Green Public Procurement.

Other proposals were put forward in relation to the drawing of a Plan on Industrial Living, elaborating measures to stimulate the secondary materials market, linking Climate Change and Circular Economy, and adopting cyclicality criteria in products and operations. More specifically, the discussion was focused on the specific categories of products (Plastics, Foods, Bio-waste, Clothing) as well as sectors (Islands, Tourism), elaborating a number of institutional arrangements for the de-labeling of waste, sludge recovery, wastewater recycling, of treated biological water, as well as financial incentives to support green growth and the Circular Economy.
Finally, it was decided to set up supportive individual Working Groups, involving representatives of stakeholders and to further organize individual thematic meetings, to promote the Circular Economy. Prt of the scope of these groups will be business incentives, monitoring indicators, information initiatives, specialized sector policies, funding tools and the creation of an Observatory for Circular Economy to monitor its progress.

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