Green agenda for Serbia - Circular economy means sustainable future.

Unlike the extractive industrial take-do-discard model that dominates the industrial system, the circular economy seeks to redefine growth, focusing on the positive benefits that preserving products, equipment and infrastructure and their longer use can bring to society. All "waste" is "food" in the circular economy. The circular economy is one of the most important aspects of the European Green Agreement, which was presented by the European Commission at the end of last year. The EU has set an ambitious agenda and goals in this area, such as making sustainable products the norm in the EU, empowering consumers, as well as the sectors that use the most resources and where the potential for a circular economy is great and ensuring less waste, how this type of economy would bring real benefits to citizens, regions and cities, and how the EU would lead global efforts towards a circular economy.

When it comes to waste management and recycling, Serbia is at the very beginning of this process, European Commission reports show. What is the stake for Serbia in this domain, on its path to the EU? How can its economy benefit if it meets EU standards in waste management and recycling? What are the benefits of the circular economy for the citizens of Serbia?

Panelists:

• Antoine Avignon, Delegation of the European Union to Serbia
• Aleksandra Vučinić, Head of the Group for Circular and Green Economy at the Ministry of Environmental Protection (to be confirmed)
• Stefan Šipka, Researcher in the field of environmental policies, Center for European Public Policy, EPC, Brussels
• Nenad Radujević, Director of Fashion Studio Click

The panel will be moderated by Sena Marić, program manager and senior researcher at the Center for European Policies (CEP).

This webinar is part of a series of webinars dealing with the topic: "Green Agenda for Serbia" and at the same time part of a series of debates organized by the EU Delegation with CEP, which aims to bring topics related to the EU accession process closer to citizens. and discuss them themselves. The events are open to the media and the interested public.

Please register for the event here: LINK

The working language of the event will be Serbian and English, with simultaneous translation provided. The event will take place on the Zoom platform. Only registered participants will receive a link to attend the event.

The event will also be broadcast live via Facebook, and participants will have the opportunity to leave comments and questions on Facebook and Zoom.