Announcements/News

Announcements/News

Event 26/11: Circular Economy Implementation in the Sporades Complex – The case of Alonissos

The project  LIFE-IP CEI-Greece "Circular Economy Implementation in Greece" participates in the European Week for Waste Reduction 2021, entitled "Circular Communities", coordinated at national level by our project partner Hellenic Recycling Association, with the open event "Circular Economy Implementation in the Sporades Complex - The case of Alonissos" organized by the  Municipality of Alonissos and DAFNI Network of Sustainable Islands (project associated beneficiaries), with the support of the  Ministry of Environment and Energy (project coordinator) and HRA (associated beneficiary).
epolitopoulou
November 15, 2021
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Municipality of Vari, Voula, Vouliagmeni – Heading towards a zero waste society

The Municipality of Vari, Voula, Vouliagmeni, organized a very succesful event entitled "Municipality of VVV - Heading towards a zero waste society" on September 22, 2021 in the context of Action E1.8  "Local awareness raising events for the LIFE-IP CEI-Greece demonstration actions". The Municipality of VVV is a strategic partner of  LIFE-IP CEI-Greece, a european LIFE project coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Energy in collaboration with 18 strategic partners. This cooperation aims to expand and fully apply in the municipality,  the principle of waste separation at source with a number of separate recyclable streams, as well as a system of "Pay as you Throw"  (PAYT), already applied in the areas of Pigadakia in Voula and Dilofo at Vari.
epolitopoulou
September 24, 2021
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Participation of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece at the Athens Circular Forum II in the framework of the EU Green Week, 31/05/21-01/06/21

After the success of the first Athens Circular Forum in bringing the Circular Agenda at the heart of the public debate during the municipal, regional and European elections of May 2019, the Athens Circular Forum 2021 will take place on May 31 and June 1. ACF is the Partner Event for Greece in the EU Green Week, a pan-European policy event that will see the participation of stakeholders from all over Europe to discuss and determine the future of European environmental, energy and climate action to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
kkoligiorga
May 25, 2021
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European Green Deal: European Commission aims for zero pollution in air, water and soil

On the 12th of May 2021 the European Commission adopted the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil” – a key deliverable of the European Green Deal and the main topic of this year's EU Green Week. It sets out an integrated vision for 2050: a world where pollution is reduced to levels that are no longer harmful to human health and natural ecosystems, as well as the steps to get there.
kkoligiorga
May 14, 2021
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DAFNI Network – Mission to 5 islands, members of the LIFE-IP CEI-Greece consortium.

In the context of the integrated LIFE project CEI-Greece “Circular Economy Implementation in Greece”, DAFNI Network visited 5 pilot islands, members of the consortium, in the Aegean Sea: Alonissos, Antiparos, Thira, Paros and Tinos. During the visits, meetings with representatives of the municipalities were organized, discussing topics that relate to local waste management but also circular economy implementation issues on insular areas. Visits were also organized with key local economic “players” aiming at data collection, recording the current situation and highlighting existing good practices.
epolitopoulou
February 5, 2021
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Circular Economy Stakeholders Survey at national level

In the context of action A1.2 “Stakeholder engagement and needs assessment” of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece,  with the aim to register and further consider the needs, on capacity building as well as stakeholder opinions for the successful  transition of Greece towards Circular Economy, an online survey has been successfully carried out.
epolitopoulou
January 27, 2021
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Inaugural Conference “Circular Economy Implementation in Greece”, 21.01.2021

The Ministry of Environment and Energy in cooperation with the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency and the Green Fund, successfully organized the inaugural conference of  LIFE-IP CEI-Greece, entitled «Circular Economy Implementation in Greece». The conference was held on-line on Thursday January 21, 2021, 10 a.m. - 1.30 pm, due to the pandemic restrictions applied in Greece.
epolitopoulou
January 22, 2021
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LIFE-IP CEI-Greece in the closing conference of LIFE Reweee

The Hellenic Recycling Agency as a partner of the project LIFE ReWEEE “Development and demonstration of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) prevention and reuse paradigms”, organized a very succesful online conference for the presentation of the project final results,  on Wednesday, 18 November 2020. During that conference, an overview of the project LIFE-IP CEI-Greece “Circular Economy Implementation in Greece” was presented to the audience by the project manager Ms Maria Plati. The conference programme included among others,  presentations from four other major partners of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece, the Hellenic Recycling Agency, the Ecological Recycling Society, the Green Fund and the Harokopio University of Athens, also partners of LIFE ReWEEE.
epolitopoulou
November 20, 2020

Circular Economy Implementation in Greece
LIFE-IP CEI-Greece - LIFE18 IPE/GR/000013

Funding

The project is co-funded by:

Life Programme of the European Union

Green Fund