On 15 October 2014, the FP7 PlasCarb project was proudly presented in Brussels at “Research & Innovation for a Circular Economy in European Regions”, a Conference organized by the Representation of the Region of Lazio, under the patronage of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The aim of the conference was “to provide an overview on circular economy and to inform on the European policies which are supporting Research and Innovation in this field”.

Among the participants were Benedetta Dell’Anno (Italian Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Land and Sea, Department for Sustainable Development, Climate and Energy), Kurt Vandenberghe (European Commission, DG Research and Innovation - Directorate Climate action and resource efficiency – Director), Mathieu Fichter (European Commission, DG Regional Policy – Team leader ‘Sustainable Growth’), Glória Nunes Rodrigues (European Commission, DG Education and Culture – Policy Officer), Shiva Dustdar (European Investment Bank, Services Department – Head of RDI Advisory) and Stefania Minestrini (European Commission – DG Environment – Policy Officer).