The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Petros Xenophontos, is in Stockholm on Tuesday to participate in the informal meeting of environment ministers, taking place April 18 to 19.
In a statement the ministry announced that the European ministers will discuss with business representatives best practices, conditions, incentives and further cooperation to overcome bottlenecks in achieving the green transition.
Participants will discuss ways to strengthen the role of business in reversing biodiversity loss and examine how business depends on and impacts biodiversity.
The summit will focus on challenges and opportunities businesses face in increasing efficiency of the circular economy and the need for further government action and support.
Joint promotion of separate waste collection and high-quality recycling are on the agenda, with the aim of strengthening the market for used raw materials.
In addition, ways to develop greater and more effective cooperation between EU states governments and businesses will be explored, to ensure markets and their participants mitigate climate change and environmental degradation at national, EU and global levels.
The EUs main priorities for developing a circular economy for plastics will be discussed, including reducing their use, limiting hazardous materials in their composition, and promoting reuse and recycling.
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