Opportunities for bioeconomy in Central and Eastern European

During the last years, the strategies and policies in the world have moved to bioeconomy concept. However we define the bioeconomy, the future of humanity will have to focus on this concept and what derives from it. For European countries, whether EU states or non-EU countries, the bioeconomy will play an important role in their national economy, by policies and strategies promoted. The goals of this paper are to present the bioeconomy concept, the EU bioeconomy strategic agenda, the state of the national bioeconomy strategies creation and implementation at EU level, and the main opportunities and challenges for CEE countries. To carry out this work, data available from different European bodies with responsibilities in this field were used. A text analysis of these documents, a comparative analysis of the implementation stages, as well as forecasts on the chances of approval and implementation of these strategies in the next period were performed. Part of the results of this study is based on the analyses carried out within the Horizon 2020 project "Advancing Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy in Central and Eastern European countries" (BIOEASTsUP). Through the results of this research we consider that, we can offer a broad perspective on the bioeconomy at the level of the EU, CEE countries, as well as Romania, with their own characteristics, opportunities and challenges for the near future.