The BIOEASTsUP is a project anchored on BIOEAST Bio-economy in the field of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) by 2030. In the past decade, Circularity and Sustainability remained at the heart the EU policies. At the BIOEASTsUP, we bring together different government stakeholders within the 11 CEE accenting their respective national governments agendas, the agri-food sector, and support for the national bioeconomic strategies. We are highly driven by the BIOEAST goal, to be a global beknown catalyst for research and innovation, rural development and other policies advocating for bioeconomic development in the region by creating an enabling environment for intersectoral framework for sustainable deployment of Biomass potential.

In line with these aims, BIOEASTsUP looks forward to achieving the following:

O 1. To develop strategies: to create a cross-sectorial approach for the development of national circular economy and bioeconomy strategies that are integrated into a broader, common strategy in all countries of CEE region aligned to the EU bioeconomy strategy and the common BIOEAST Initiative goals.

O 2. To cooperate and develop evidence-based policies: to establish a multi-stakeholder network and cluster under the BIOEAST Initiative level to facilitate joint actions, backed up by a renewed commitment to closer cooperation at both political and operational levels.

O 3. To identify common challenges and validate common research areas: to map specific challenges for a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and foster innovative multidisciplinary research and cooperation activities at national and macro-regional level. These should address the relevant common challenges of the BIOEAST Initiative member countries by means of common work carried out by experts, researchers and governmental officers as a follow-up to the Visegrad4+3 Common Declaration and a starting point for the discussion .

O 4. To provide the evidence base: to map and to establish data-driven support for the development and implementation of policies through the creation of an interoperable, fully integrated observing and forecasting system. This would promote continuous, long-term observation based on open data structures to guarantee easy access.

O 5. To improve skills: to increase the expertise of the actors involved by means of training and capacity building actions (incl. cross-border).

O 6. To develop synergies: to promote regional, national, EU and international funding opportunities to develop innovative technologies, methodologies and approaches. The purpose would be to boost the sustainable and circular economic growth of the European bioeconomy sectors and the conservation and upgrading of the regional environment, resources and cultural heritage.

O 7. To increase visibility: to draw attention to specific challenges and to the research and innovation potential of the macro-region, through involving the society and promoting public awareness.

To achieve the EU Circularity and Sustainability goal under the auspice of bioeconomy, BIOEASTsUP develops an open and inclusive platform which is community driven. A platform aimed at reaching a wider array of the community at the Member states level.

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