The Light of Change, artistic performance by Romain LalireThe Light of Change, artistic performance by Romain Lalire 
LIFE AWARDS 2025. All the winnersLIFE AWARDS 2025. All the winners 
Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Werapong Prapha, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Thailand and Thailand Trade Representative Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Werapong Prapha, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Thailand and Thailand Trade Representative 
Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), United NationsGreen Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), United Nations 
The Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work. Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel, UNEPThe Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work. Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel, UNEP 
LIFE AWARDS 2025. Winners of the LIFE Award for Climate Action - LIFE DESERT-ADAPT projectLIFE AWARDS 2025. Winners of the LIFE Award for Climate Action - LIFE DESERT-ADAPT project 
LIFE AWARDS 2025. Winners of the LIFE Award for Circular Economy and Quality of Life– LIFEPOPWAT projectLIFE AWARDS 2025. Winners of the LIFE Award for Circular Economy and Quality of Life– LIFEPOPWAT project 
Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Catherine Chevauché, Chairperson of International Standards Organisation (ISO) Technical Committee on Circular Economy, Circular Economy DirectorGreen Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Catherine Chevauché, Chairperson of International Standards Organisation (ISO) Technical Committee on Circular Economy, Circular Economy Director 
Green Week 2025, exhibition area Green Week 2025, exhibition area 
Green Week 2025, exhibition areaGreen Week 2025, exhibition area 
Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Martijn Quinn, Senior Expert, Green Diplomacy, DG Environment, European Commission Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Martijn Quinn, Senior Expert, Green Diplomacy, DG Environment, European Commission 
Green Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Bruno Tobback, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, BelgiumGreen Rules, Global Reach: Can the EU Export the Circular Economy in cooperation with international partners. Bruno Tobback, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Belgium 
The Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work. Julia Ettinger, Secretary-General, European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC) and Claudia Mensi, President of European Waste Management Association (FEAD)The Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work. Julia Ettinger, Secretary-General, European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC) and Claudia Mensi, President of European Waste Management Association (FEAD) 
The Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work. Dirk Vantyghem, Director General of EURATEXThe Circular Economy Act: Making Circular Markets Work. Dirk Vantyghem, Director General of EURATEX 
Circular Economy as a Green Recovery Instrument in Ukraine. Statement by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of UkraineCircular Economy as a Green Recovery Instrument in Ukraine. Statement by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine 
Opening session: Circular Economy as a Driver of EU Strategic Autonomy and CompetitivenessOpening session: Circular Economy as a Driver of EU Strategic Autonomy and Competitiveness 
Opening session: Heather Grabbe, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Visiting Professor at University College London Opening session: Heather Grabbe, Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Visiting Professor at University College London 
Opening session: Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee Opening session: Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee 
Circular Economy as a Green Recovery Instrument in Ukraine. Statement by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Circular Economy as a Green Recovery Instrument in Ukraine. Statement by Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine 
Participation of Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner, to the Green Week LIFE awards ceremony 2025Jessika Roswall, at the podium
Session: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circular. Patrick ten Brink, Secretary-General of the European Environmental BureauSession: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circular. Patrick ten Brink, Secretary-General of the European Environmental Bureau 
From Regulation to Reality: Accelerating the Circular Economy. Emmanuel Chaponniere, Head of Division of Circular Economy and Sustainable Development, European Investment Bank and Claudia Fusco, Director for Compliance, Governance & Support to Member StatFrom Regulation to Reality: Accelerating the Circular Economy. Emmanuel Chaponniere, Head of Division of Circular Economy and Sustainable Development, European Investment Bank and Claudia Fusco, Director for Compliance, Governance & Support to Member Stat 
Session: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circularSession: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circular 
Session: Towards a nature-positive circular bioeconomy. John-Rob Pool, Senior Manager, World Resources InstituteSession: Towards a nature-positive circular bioeconomy. John-Rob Pool, Senior Manager, World Resources Institute 
Session: Towards a nature-positive circular bioeconomySession: Towards a nature-positive circular bioeconomy 
Green Week 2025, Circular art exhibition. Plastic Magnitudes by JD WhitmanGreen Week 2025, Circular art exhibition. Plastic Magnitudes by JD Whitman 
Green Week 2025, exhibition area Green Week 2025, exhibition area 
Green Week 2025, exhibition areaGreen Week 2025, exhibition area 
Fun but factual: a cartoonist’s perspective on environmental policies. Gatis Šļūka, cartoonist from Latvia and Emil Bech Andersen, Head of Communications, DG Environment, European Commission Fun but factual: a cartoonist’s perspective on environmental policies. Gatis Šļūka, cartoonist from Latvia and Emil Bech Andersen, Head of Communications, DG Environment, European Commission 
Fun but factual: a cartoonist’s perspective on environmental policies. Gatis Šļūka, cartoonist from Latvia and Emil Bech Andersen, Head of Communications, DG Environment, European CommissionFun but factual: a cartoonist’s perspective on environmental policies. Gatis Šļūka, cartoonist from Latvia and Emil Bech Andersen, Head of Communications, DG Environment, European Commission 
European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Freek van Eijk, co-chair of ECESPEuropean Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Freek van Eijk, co-chair of ECESP 
European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Florian Flachenecker, Circular Economy Act Taskforce Leader, DG Environment, European Commission European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Florian Flachenecker, Circular Economy Act Taskforce Leader, DG Environment, European Commission 
European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Ladeja Godina Košir, co-chair of ECESP European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Ladeja Godina Košir, co-chair of ECESP 
European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Circular Economy, Sustainable Production & Consumption Unit, DG Environment, European Commission; Cillian Lohan, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee and KatEuropean Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform session. Emmanuelle Maire, Head of Circular Economy, Sustainable Production & Consumption Unit, DG Environment, European Commission; Cillian Lohan, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee and Kat 
Smart, circular, disruptive: AI & young innovators. Evolena de Wilde d'Estmael, CEO of Faircado and Dominik Patzelt, Director of Business Development of VCG.AISmart, circular, disruptive: AI & young innovators. Evolena de Wilde d'Estmael, CEO of Faircado and Dominik Patzelt, Director of Business Development of VCG.AI 
Green Week 2025, exhibition area Green Week 2025, exhibition area 
From Regulation to Reality: Accelerating the Circular Economy. Iliana Ivanova, Member of the European Court of Auditors; Prof. Dr. Lilian Busse, Vice-President, German Environment Agency (UBA); Vanya Veras, Secretary-General, Municipal Waste Europe From Regulation to Reality: Accelerating the Circular Economy. Iliana Ivanova, Member of the European Court of Auditors; Prof. Dr. Lilian Busse, Vice-President, German Environment Agency (UBA); Vanya Veras, Secretary-General, Municipal Waste Europe 
Session: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circular. Axel Eggert, Director-General of the European Steel Association (Eurofer); Anna Papagrigoraki, Sustainability Director of the Confederation of European Papers Industries (CEPI)Session: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circular. Axel Eggert, Director-General of the European Steel Association (Eurofer); Anna Papagrigoraki, Sustainability Director of the Confederation of European Papers Industries (CEPI) 
Make the Water Cycle Circular Again: Creating a water-smart economy. Arnaud Valleteau de Moulliac, CEO of Veolia Water Technologies and Veronica Manfredi, Director for Zero Pollution, Water Resilience & Green Urban Transition, DG Environment, European CoMake the Water Cycle Circular Again: Creating a water-smart economy. Arnaud Valleteau de Moulliac, CEO of Veolia Water Technologies and Veronica Manfredi, Director for Zero Pollution, Water Resilience & Green Urban Transition, DG Environment, European Co 
Session: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circular. Axel Eggert, Director-General of the European Steel Association (Eurofer); Anna Papagrigoraki, Sustainability Director of the Confederation of European Papers Industries (CEPI);Session: Making our industrial installations cleaner and circular. Axel Eggert, Director-General of the European Steel Association (Eurofer); Anna Papagrigoraki, Sustainability Director of the Confederation of European Papers Industries (CEPI);
Thursday, 5 June - Stakeholder Event: Circular solutions in Action
Watch the recording of Day 3 of Green Week 2025
Watch the recording of the parallel sessions in the Jenkins room.
- Parallel sessions. Group 1: Local levers for a circular built environment: procurement, collaboration and scaling
- Parallel sessions. Group 4: Maximising resilience through repair/reuse and beyond - Solutions from Textiles and Electronics
Watch the recording of the parallel sessions in the Mansholt room.
- Parallel sessions. Group 3: Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions
- Parallel sessions. Group 6: Towards a biodiversity-inclusive and climate-friendly circular economy
Parallel sessions. Industrial Symbiosis for Circularity: Connecting Local Businesses with Industry Parallel sessions. Industrial Symbiosis for Circularity: Connecting Local Businesses with Industry 
Parallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actionsParallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions 
Members of the European Circular Economy Stakeholders Platform Members of the European Circular Economy Stakeholders Platform 
Parallel sessions. Local levers for a circular built environment: procurement, collaboration and scalingParallel sessions. Local levers for a circular built environment: procurement, collaboration and scaling 
Parallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions Parallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions 
Parallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions Parallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions 
Parallel sessions. Local levers for a circular built environment: procurement, collaboration and scalingParallel sessions. Local levers for a circular built environment: procurement, collaboration and scaling 
Parallel sessions. Bioeconomy in Action: Success Stories, Challenges and the Road Ahead Parallel sessions. Bioeconomy in Action: Success Stories, Challenges and the Road Ahead 
Parallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actionsParallel sessions. Engage for change: Exploring ways to engage citizens towards circular actions 
Green Week 2025, exhibition areaGreen Week 2025, exhibition area 
Green Week 2025, exhibition area Green Week 2025, exhibition area 
High-Level Plenary Session High-Level Plenary Session 
Plenary Session 1: From Policy to Practice – Activating the Circular Economy Ecosystem at the Local LevelPlenary Session 1: From Policy to Practice – Activating the Circular Economy Ecosystem at the Local Level
