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Thu, 28/08/2025 – 09:20
The public consultation ‘Towards a circular, regenerative and competitive bioeconomy’ ran from 31 March to 23 June 2025. It invited people to provide feedback for the future EU bioeconomy strategy, to be adopted in the fourth quarter of this year. The summary report is now available, giving an overview of stakeholders had to say.
There were 362 valid responses, from inside and outside the EU. In answer to the question about what the main objectives of the new EU bioeconomy strategy should be:
- 63% of respondents said that increasing circularity across bioeconomy value chains should be the main priority,
- 56% felt that the main priority should be fostering environmentally sustainable production, supply and use of biomass, particularly with a view to halting biodiversity loss,
- 55% felt that contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation should be the main goal,
- 44% considered that the priority should be improving the position of the EU bioeconomy in global competition, and
- 40% see strengthening the biotech and biomanufacturing sectors in the EU as the top priority.
Another key question concerned the challenges to the EU bioeconomy. Most respondents felt that loss of competitiveness of the sector due to an altering landscape and uncertain regulatory framework, and the need to improve policy consistency and harmonisation between EU and national regulations and reduce administrative burden were the biggest challenges.
Have a look at the report!
