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In June 2023, CEPF, Copa-Cogeca, EUSTAFOR and CEJA hosted a joint seminar with EU policymakers, FAO and academia to raise political awareness for Bioeconomy’s return to the central stage in the next EU political cycle. Lively discussions led into a set of policy recommendations.

Joint statement of CEPF, Copa-Cogeca, EUSTAFOR, and Ceja: "The publication of the progress report on the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the events organised under the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council proves that a new impetus must be given to bioeconomy."

EUBA members have published a paper "How the Bioeconomy contributes to the European Green Deal" and a brochure "Best-practice case studies: EUBA members' contributions to the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and Green Agenda".

The Meeting of Directors General of Forests organised under the French Presidency of the EU Council took place on 17 – 18 May 2022 in Strasbourg. CEPF Secretary General Fanny-Pomme Langue participated to the meeting.

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), is a new €2 billion public-private partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) building on the success of its predecessor BBI JU.

CEPF feedback focuses on how EU forests contribute to the deployment of a sustainable bioeconomy as well as to the need for coherence and synergies between the Bioeconomy Strategy and other EU policy developments, in particular the European Green Deal.