Filenews 28 November 2025
The European Commission presented in Brussels the new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable Bioeconomy, with the aim of strengthening the EU's green growth, competitiveness and resilience. The strategy is based on extensive stakeholder consultations and sets ambitious directions for an industry that already employs 17.1 million people (8% of jobs in the EU) and is worth more than €2.7 trillion.
Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and Competitive Circular Economy, Jessica Roswall, underlined that the bioeconomy is a sector with enormous potential, capable of creating local jobs, replacing mineral resources and enhancing natural ecosystems.
Main initiatives: investment, innovation and simplification
The Commission's plan includes a series of measures to be implemented from 2025 to 2030:
From 2025 – Accelerating innovation
- Adoption of the Biotech Acts, which will simplify regulatory requirements and accelerate the licensing of bio-based products.
- Promoting standardization of materials such as doors, windows, and wooden structural elements.
In 2026 – Institutional reforms and new tools
- Establishment of the European Bioeconomy Regulators and Innovators' Forum to exchange best practices.
- Launch of the Investment Implementation Team for the coordination of financing of innovative projects (biorefineries, bioindustry).
- Review of cooperation with the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking to strengthen funding.
- Analysis and exchange of practices for sustainable utilization of biomass.
- Adoption of the Energy Union Package with sustainability criteria for biomass energy.
- Introduction of criteria and targets for bio-based plastics.
- Launch of the Competitiveness Coordination Tool and establish the Bio-based Europe alliance, with the aim of purchasing €10 billion of bio-based materials by 2030.
2026–2028 – Activation of investments
- Operation of the investment team to support projects in biorefineries and bioindustrial facilities.
- Adoption of a report on the environmental, climate and biodiversity impacts of biomass support.
2027–2030 – Circular economy and new data
- Guidelines for circular business models and utilization of secondary biomass.
- Creation of a European knowledge repository for farmers, foresters and land managers.
- Support for biogas and biomethane production through waste utilization.
- Utilization of Copernicus data to monitor biomass availability.
International partnerships and new markets
The Commission plans to strengthen international cooperation, with the aim of accessing new markets and avoiding dependencies. From 2026 to 2027, EU trade agreements will be used to promote bio-based products, tackle barriers and harmonise standards globally.
Objective: Europe as a leader in the global bioeconomy
The new strategic framework aims to make Europe a global leader in the sustainable bioeconomy, by:
- creation of new jobs,
- strengthening resilience,
- reducing dependence on fossil fuels;
- promoting green innovation.
The Commission will present a progress report in 2028.
