The data on bioeconomy national strategies, institutions and initiatives includes the latest available information collected via desk research and a series of surveys with EU Member States and third countries’ expert.
Andrea Camia; Anu Korosuo; Ase Eliasson; Giuseppe Spartico; Iacopo Girardi; Maria Teresa Borzacchiello; Valeria MagnolfI
Borzacchiello, Maria Teresa; Camia, Andrea; Eliasson, Ase; Girardi, Iacopo; Korosuo, Anu; MagnolfI, Valeria; Spartico, Giuseppe (2026): Bioeconomy national strategies, institutions and initiatives. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.EN06A50 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/0f6c2221-1556-4c7e-aad8-9f67ae9c1a31
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This report describes the bioeconomy policy developments in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine, associated to the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.
The work extends the geographic coverage of the existing Bioeconomy Country dashboard developed by the European Commission Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy at the Joint Research Centre. The dashboard provides comprehensive data and knowledge on the presence of national strategies, national institutions and initiatives related to bioeconomy.
The study shows that there is a growing interest and potential for national bioeconomy strategies in these countries. Six out of eleven countries already have policies in place related to circular economy, while all eleven countries have other policy documents addressing various aspects of the bioeconomy. All countries engage in macro-regional initiatives and businesses and non-governmental organisations actively contribute to advancing bioeconomy projects. Key recommendations include expanding macro-regional initiatives to support bioeconomy strategy development and increasing awareness of the bioeconomy concept to foster stakeholder engagement.
As the 2018 European Union bioeconomy strategy is being reviewed, this study will be in support of the new strategy supporting a sustainable and resilient European bioeconomy.
Throughout this document, an asterisk (*) is used alongside "Kosovo" to signify that the term is used without taking a stance on its status, in line with UN guidelines.
This factsheet provides an up-to-date summary of bioeconomy policy developments in 43 countries in the European region, based on data from the Bioeconomy country dashboard developed by the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy in collaboration with national experts. The dashboard offers comprehensive data and knowledge on national and regional bioeconomy strategies, institutions and initiatives.
Among the mapped countries, 12 (11 EU-27) have a dedicated bioeconomy strategy, while 10 (8 EU-27) are developing one. Moreover, 9 countries (3 EU-27) have other policy initiatives related to bioeconomy and 12 (4 EU-27) have other related strategies at the national level.
For the countries with a developed bioeconomy strategy, key information includes a) timeline of national strategy development and updates, b) bioeconomy areas covered, c) overview of the national policy actions and d) strategy summary. Links to key documents and web resources are also provided.
This factsheet supports the revision of the 2018 European Union bioeconomy strategy, informing a new strategy for a sustainable and resilient European bioeconomy.
