МДИЗ 2025

Author(s): Cvetkovikj, S.
Article Тitle: CIRCULAR ECONOMY THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE GREEN
AGENDA FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS
Journal: International Dialogue: East-West
Publication Year: 2025
Publication Type: Journal Article
Article Type: Paper
Volume, Issue: 11(1)
Pages: 161-170
DOI:
ISSN (print): 1857-9299
ISSN (online): 1857-9302
UDC:338.121:658.567]:502.131.1(497-15)

APA 7 citation
Cvetkovikj, S. (2025). Circular economy: The main driver of the green agenda for the Western Balkans. International Dialogue: East-West, 11(1), 161–170.

Harvard citation
Cvetkovikj, S. (2025) ‘Circular Economy: The Main Driver of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans’, International Dialogue: East-West, 11(1), pp. 161–170.

Abstract: The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans is an instrument for achieving the European Green Deal, as a part of the EU’s growth strategy, which is expected to offer output solutions in the fight against climate change and environmental pollution. In the paper, the focus is on the circular economy component, as the main driver for the successful implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans. To assess the situation with the level of application of the concept of the circular economy in the countries of the Western Balkans, we will analyze the circular economy indicators from the Eurostat database that are used in the EU monitoring framework for the circular economy. The expectations are that the obtained data will provide adequate and relevant knowledge about the situation with the level of establishment of the principles of the circular economy and will help in creating future strategies and activities for the implementation of the green agenda for the Western Balkans.

Keywords: green deal, circular economy, waste management, economic growth, sustainable development