{"id":11020,"date":"2026-01-14T13:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/?p=11020"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:01:56","slug":"kreislaufwirtschaft-in-der-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulareconomyforum.at\/en\/kreislaufwirtschaft-in-der-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulation: What companies need to know now"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-steht-2026-in-den-sternen-fur-die-kreislaufwirtschaft-in-europa\">What's in the stars for the circular economy in Europe in 2026?\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In a compact overview of the current EU strategies and regulations on the circular economy, it shows how Europe intends to strengthen competitiveness, security of supply and decarbonisation at the same time with the Clean Industrial Deal and the Critical Raw Materials Act - including key objectives, timetables and business 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