Towards a Single Market for Circularity: What the Circular Economy Act is Likely to Deliver.

The EU is set to enact the Circular Economy Act in 2026, aiming to strengthen competitiveness, align environmental and industrial policies, and remove regulatory barriers for circular business models across member states. This builds on previous EU initiatives like the 2015 Closing the Loop action plan and the 2019 European Green Deal, with the 2025 Clean Industrial Deal emphasizing industrial resilience and circularity amid supply chain and energy security challenges.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Circular Economy.