A new call for the Circular City Centre - C3 advisory programmes is now open until 13 November. Led by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and co-funded by the European Commission as part of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), C3 offers EU cities and regions a practical opportunity to turn circular economy ambition into real strategies, impactful projects and quicker pathways to financing and implementation.

To support cities in this transition, C3 offers two advisory programmes:

• The Circular City Advisory (CCA) programme: Supports cities at all stages of the circular transition through a series of four workshops. Cities can develop either a circular strategy, a project pipeline or a specific circular project towards financing and implementation. 
• The Circular Project Advisory (CPA) programme: Offers tailored advisory support for public promoters to develop relatively large and mature projects (>EUR 20 million) towards financing and implementation.

For municipalities, participation in the programmes is free of charge. The programmes are delivered by experts from the EIB and the organisations Circle Economy, Arup, ICLEI and ECORYS. 

By applying, your city or region can join a group of 70 cities across 20 EU countries already participating in C3 programmes, including Bergamo, Bratislava, Bruges, Madrid, Malmö, Prague, Riga and Turku. 

To apply for participation in one of the programmes, please complete the Expression of Interest form for the CCA or CPA programme and send it to C3@eib.org and cca-info@circle-economy.com before 13 November. 

You can register for the online Q&A sessions on 29 September 11:00-12:00 CEST and 20 October 11:00-12:00 CEST to learn more about the C3 programmes and ask any questions. In addition, you can read in our recent article how EU cities are using C3 advisory support to build capacity and move from circular strategies to implementation.

For more information about C3, please consult the C3 webpage, our FAQs, watch the introductory video, or visit our LinkedIn page.