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The European Union wants to remedy employee contact list this reality as soon as possible and has decided to put efforts into new laws and directives that aim to put an end to this problematic situation with the environment. In December 2015, the European Commission adopted a Circular Economy Action Plan to reinvigorate jobs, growth and investment and develop a carbon neutral, resource efficient and competitive economy . All 54 employee contact list actions under the plan have already been completed or are being implemented, with some of them in some countries even continuing beyond 2019. This transition is supported financially through the European Structural and employee contact list Investment Funds , Horizon 2020, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the LIFE programmed.
The action plan also promotes close employee contact list cooperation with Member States, regions and municipalities, companies, research organizations, citizens and other stakeholders involved in the circular economy. One of these areas that is expected to arrive in 2021 is the 'right to repair'. According to the latest document published by the EU, "the transition to a more circular economy requires the active participation of citizens by employee contact list changing consumption patterns." But not only the responsibility falls on citizens, policies must also employee contact list develop a strategic approach that tends to these values . Many products today break down too quickly, cannot be reused, repaired or recycled, or can only be used once.