The European Commission (EC) has published a report summarizing comments received during the public consultation for the initiative “Towards a circular, regenerative and competitive bioeconomy.” As reported in our April 1, 2025, blog item , according to the EC, the European Union (EU) Bioeconomy Strategy “marks a significant step forward in harnessing the opportunities of the bioeconomy to support European businesses and drive progress towards the EU’s environmental, climate and competitiveness objectives.” The EC received 362 responses from industry associations (101 participants/28 percent), companies (88 participants/24 percent), non-governmental organizations (NGO) (40 participants/11 percent), and academic/research institutions (36 participants (ten percent)).
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