The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEEN), coordinator of the LIFE-IP CEI-Greece project – LIFE18 IPE/GR/000013 "Implementation of Circular Economy in Greece", along with three (3) partners—the Green Fund, the Hellenic Recycling Agency (HRA), and the Ecological Recycling Society (ERS)—organized an event on February 21, 2025, as part of the VERDE TEC Exhibition. The event presented the project’s initial results and fostered discussions on the significance and future of Circular Economy in Greece.
The LIFE-IP CEI-Greece project is coordinated by MEEN and implemented in collaboration with 19 strategic partners. Its ultimate goal is to contribute to the implementation of the National Waste Management Plan, the National Waste Prevention Program, and the National Strategy for Circular Economy.
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kladopoulou kladopoulouMarch 5, 2025
An online EU Thematic Workshop on the topic of "Sustainable recycling practices Standards for circular economy" is organized by the Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT) in collaboration with the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy, in the framework of the project LIFE-IP CEI-Greece, titled: “Circular Economy Implementation in Greece” (LIFE18 IPE/GR/000013), on Thursday 26 September 2024,09:00-16:00.
kkoligiorgaAugust 15, 2024
The european project LIFE-IP CEI-Greece organized with great success its' 2nd Conference in the city of Thessaloniki (Conference Programme), regarding CE implementation in Greece, offering the opportunity to all stakeholders who are involved with the transition of our country to Circular Economy to get informed about the progress of the project actions as well as a number of useful methodologies that have been elaborated in the context of the LIFE-IP CEI-Greece pilot actions, that are closely linked with the new legal framework requirements for integrated waste management.
epolitopoulouNovember 28, 2023
In the context of the european project LIFE-IP CEI-Greece "Circular Economy Implementation in Greece" coordinated by the Ministry of Environment & Energy in collaboration with 19 strategic partners, food waste prevention forums are organized, with regular working meetings and the ultimate goal to develop voluntary agreements and relevant policy tools.
The 2nd Forum for the Prevention of Food Waste Generation, will take place on Monday 2 October 2023, at Harokopio University in Athens.
View here further information about the 2nd Forum including the Programme.
epolitopoulouSeptember 19, 2023
The first EU thematic workshop of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece entitled "Zero Waste Islands: Transforming island communities, going zero waste - growing sustainably" was succesfully completed, on April 4, 2023 organized by DAFNI Network in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment & Energy. The workshop took place on-line in the English language with parallel translation in Greek, and was attended by approximately 200 people.
epolitopoulouMay 8, 2023
An international workshop on the topic of “Zero Waste Islands” is organized by the Network of Sustainable Greek Islands (DAFNI) in collaboration with the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy, in the framework of the project LIFE-IP CEI-Greece, on Tuesday 4 April 2023, 12.00-14.45 (local Greek time, GMT+2). The workshop will take place in the English language and attendance is free of charge.
Find out more information about the aim of this workshop, the agenda, registration details etc.
epolitopoulouMarch 27, 2023
CINEA (European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency) organizes an open session for the european funding programme LIFE, in the context of the 5th international exhibition Verde.tec “Environmental Technologies”, on Saturday 18 March, 2023 | Session: LIFE Programme, the EU’s funding instrument for environment and climate action, 11.30-13.45, in which the programme LIFE-IP CEI-Greece “Circular Economy Implementation in Greece” participates.
epolitopoulouMarch 10, 2023
The Central Market of Thessaloniki S.A. organizes a hybrid info day in the context of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece, as a co-beneficiary, on December 14, 2022, at 17.00 in the Thessaloniki Town Hall, room "Manolis Anagnostakis". The event is entitled: The prospects of food waste prevention actions of CMT, as a new co-beneficiary of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece | Circular Economy Implementation in Greece.
epolitopoulouDecember 7, 2022
The Municipalities of Paros and Antiparos, in cooperation with DAFNI Network, the Hellenic Recycling Agency (HRA) and the Ministry of Environment & Energy (MEEN) organize a number of events in the context of action Ε1.8 of LIFE-IP CEI-Greece entitled "Local awareness raising events for LIFE-IP CEI-Greece demonstration actions" and the "European Week for Waste Reduction" (19-27/11) which is coordinated by HRA at national level, with the topic "Circular and Sustainable Textiles".
epolitopoulouNovember 21, 2022
