The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission have reaffirmed their close cooperation on the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) at the official launch of EU Green Week 2025.

At the opening, EESC President Oliver Röpke and Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessica Roswall, came together to underline the importance of stakeholder engagement in accelerating the transition to a circular and resilient economy. They both praised the ECESP as a key tool for fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange and progress on circularity in Europe.

During the opening, Mr Röpke announced the launch of the Commission’s call for expressions of interest to form the next Coordination Group of the ECESP, which plays a central role in steering the platform’s direction and activities. Interested organisations can apply until 30 June 2025, 17:00 CEST.

The Coordination Group (CG) is the driving force of the ECESP. Acting as ambassadors of the platform, members are appointed on behalf of their organisations and play a strategic role in shaping its work and extending its outreach. The CG ensures coordination among stakeholders and contributes to advancing the circular economy and bioeconomy agenda across the EU.

The upcoming mandate will begin in October 2025 and will run for 2.5 years.

Who can apply?

• Business and trade union groupings, and civil society organisations
• Public authorities and networks of public authorities
• Knowledge community, including youth organisations, research centres, think tanks, and other civil society groups

The new CG will be composed of up to 24 organisations based in the EU, including up to eight from each of the following categories:

The EESC encourages a wide range of actors to apply and continue making this stakeholder-led platform a driving force in Europe’s circular economy transformation.

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