E-mobility and circularity: a win-win for Europe's competitiveness?

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E-mobility and circularity: a win-win for Europe's competitiveness?

📅 Date
Wednesday, 3 December 2025
⏰ Time
15:00 – 17:00
📍 Location
Room Spinelli 3H1, European Parliament, Brussels

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About the event


This public conference will explore the strategic role of electric mobility in Europe’s transition to a circular economy, focusing on how EVs and their batteries can drive recyclability, innovation and strategic autonomy ahead of the upcoming Circular Economy Act.

With the Act expected to redefine sustainability requirements for vehicles, the discussion will highlight the unique recyclability potential of electric vehicles compared to conventional technologies, and how the right regulatory framework can turn end‑of‑life EVs and batteries into a strategic asset for European competitiveness, innovation and green jobs.

Speakers will also reflect on the potential of existing legislation — including the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR), the Batteries Regulation and the Waste Shipment Regulation — to unlock circular value chains and strengthen Europe’s industrial autonomy, and on what can already be done now while the Circular Economy Act is still being prepared.

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Programme


15:00
Welcome coffee
Networking and arrival of participants.
Informal networking, registration and welcome coffee.
15:20
Opening remarks
MEP Pierfrancesco Maran, Kinga Timaru‑Kast (Platform for Electromobility), Francesco Naso (Motus‑E).
Setting the scene for e‑mobility, circularity and competitiveness.
15:35
What is a circular economy applied to mobility and transport?
Presentation by Anastasia Tsougka, ECOS.
Concepts, principles and practical implications of circularity in the transport sector.
15:45
The Circular Economy Act and implications for the transport sectors
Presentation by Aurel Ciobanu‑Dordea, DG ENV.
Upcoming sustainability requirements and opportunities for transport and mobility.
16:00
Leveraging the circularity potential for EV industries in Europe
Panel with Céline Domecq (Volvo Cars), Emily Ritchey (T&E), Rikarnto Bountis (ICA Europe), Amy Sandhu (BASF).
Industry perspectives on end‑of‑life EVs, battery value chains, innovation and green jobs.
16:55
Closing remarks
MEP (tba).
Key takeaways and next steps for the Circular Economy Act and e‑mobility.

Speakers


Kinga Timaru-Kast, Platform for Electromobility

Kinga Timaru‑Kast

Coordinator

Platform for Electromobility

Francesco Naso, Motus-E

Francesco Naso

Secretary‑General

Motus‑E

Anastasia Tsougka, ECOS

Anastasia Tsougka

Policy Officer

ECOS – Environmental Coalition on Standards

Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, DG ENV

Aurel Ciobanu‑Dordea

Director

DG ENV, European Commission

Céline Domecq, Volvo Cars

Céline Domecq

Public Affairs

Volvo Cars

Emily Ritchey, Transport & Environment

Emily Ritchey

Policy Officer

Transport & Environment (T&E)

Rikarnto Bountis, ICA Europe

Rikarnto Bountis

Representative

ICA Europe

Amy Sandhu, BASF

Amy Sandhu

Head of Sustainability

BASF

Important – This event is by invitation, and only registered participants will be admitted. Due to capacity constraints, all attendees must register, including those already holding a European Parliament access badge.

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