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The CCRI's communities of practice project has issued a short survey to gather experiences from local, intermunicipal and regional authorities across Europe on governing the circular economy transition.

It aims to identify what works, what gets in the way and what would strengthen circular economy action at local and regional levels.

The LIFE Awards 2026 included the Circular Economy & Quality of Life category.

The winner proposed a replicable way to reduce the amount of WEEE generated, and one of the runners up designed tools to optimise wastewaster treatment while reducing waster consumption.

On 10 June, the European Commission presented three new initiatives to boost EU's bioeconomy sector. 

This launch includes 

• the Bio-based Europe Alliance (BEA) to support market scale-up, 
• the Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group (BIDG) to improve access to finance, 
• and the Expert Group on Bioeconomy to support implementation by Member States.

As part of the launch comes a call to join the Bio-based Europe Alliance, to support European companies in reaching marketability for their bio-based products.
 

OneFamily.uno is a European platform where neighbours share resources and time.

Starting in Bamberg, Germany, and Bucharest, Romania, OneFamily.uno is now opening city by city across Europe: join the waiting list!

Two EU Ecolabel Representatives are launching a working group to give SMEs a voice in the revision of the EU Ecolabel criteria. 

Do you have strong views on the product groups up for revision? Then join the working group!

The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform has launched a Joint Call asking that the Circular Economy Act address nutrients and material of biological origin. 

If you feel that these materials should be included in the CEA, contact the ESPP before 10 June to support their call!

This platform has been developed to support vocational education and training in sustainable wood and timber construction.

During the pilot phase, participants are invited to explore the platform, test the training content and share feedback. Open till 10 July!

Here, you can find various calls for proposals and projects for which funding is available. The calls are published in our Financing section and will be removed once the deadline has passed. 

For ease of reference, we will provide a list with brief descriptions and deadlines here!

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has issued a business statement to policymakers calling for coordinated policy action across finance, environment and industry portfolios. 

These changes would enable governments to rebalance the economics of fashion in favour of circular business models. See what it calls for!