Waste management and the circular economy in central and eastern Europe: An analysis of EU cohesion policy funding

This report, produced by Bankwatch in collaboration with Za Zemiata and Zelena Akcija, assesses the impact of cohesion policy funding on the capacity and progress of selected central and eastern European countries in building efficient waste management systems that will enable transitioning to circular economy in accordance with the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan.

In the first part of the analysis, the report focuses on spending allocation in the previous (2014–2020) and current (2021–2027) cohesion policy funding periods. In the second part, it assesses the effectiveness of the 2014–2020 cycle spending by analysing available country-level outputs.

Available in English.