The thematic online workshop entitled “National Circular Economy Observatory: Monitoring National Circular Economy Indicators” was successfully held on 15 October 2026, attracting more than 300 participants, as part of the LIFE-IP CEI-Greece project.
The workshop was organised by the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA) within the framework of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece – LIFE18 IPE/GR/000013 “Implementation of Circular Economy in Greece”, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Held under Action E2.D5, the workshop highlighted the role of the National Circular Economy Observatory as a reference point for monitoring the country’s circular transition.
The presentations are available below:
- Presentation of the National Circular Economy Indicators — Ioanna Anastopoulou, LIFE-IP CEI-Greece Project Lead, NECCA
- LIFE-IP CEI-Greece: Implementation of Circular Economy in Greece — Mary Plati, Project Manager, Ministry of Environment and Energy
- National Circular Economy Observatory — Faye Nakou, Environmental Scientist, MSc in Environmental Engineering, Expert supporting the Ministry of Environment and Energy on the LIFE-IP CEI-Greece project
- Environment Statistics — Kostas Papandreou, Head of the Energy and Environment Statistics Section, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Environment Statistics Division, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)
- The Ecological Recycling Society’s ECO Observatory and the proposal for implementing an integrated “Pay-As-You-Throw” scheme in Greek municipalities — Dr Filippos Kyrkitsos, President of the Ecological Recycling Society
- The LIFE IP CYzero WASTE project and monitoring indicators — Dr Efi Tritopoulou, Researcher, National Technical University of Athens
- Food waste as a national circular economy indicator: experience from quantification in Greece — Katia Lazaridi, Professor, Department of Geography, Harokopio University
