Accelerating the circular transformation of the EU automotive industry
Pays one coordination project up to EUR 2 million to map the EU automotive industry's path to a circular, end-of-life recycling economy for vehicles.
This topic runs as a single-stage Coordination and Support Action, open from 6 May 2025 to 4 September 2025, funded as a lump sum under the Commission's July 2021 lump-sum contributions decision. The topic's EUR 2,000,000 is expected to produce exactly one grant, filed on the Standard Application Form (HE CSA) with a detailed lump-sum costs table through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Beneficiar…
The Commission wants a Coordination and Support Action that maps the automotive industry's full life-cycle value chain, identifies the bottlenecks blocking a circular economy for vehicles, and assesses the economic and environmental case for reuse, remanufacturing and recycling. Proposals should engage stakeholders across the value chain and outline a roadmap for a future European 'Recycling Factory of the Future' pilot project.
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