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Alberich, J., et al. (2023). Circular economy transitions in the EU: Policy trends and national performance. Journal of Environmental Policy Studies, 12(2), 145–162.
Banker, R. D., Charnes, A., & Cooper, W. W. (1984). Some models for estimating technical and scale inefficiencies in data envelopment analysis. Management Science, 30(9), 1078–1092. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.30.9.1078
Bianchini, A., Guarnieri, P., & Rossi, J. (2022). A framework to assess social indicators in a circular economy perspective. Sustainability, 14(13), 7970.
Calisto Friant, M., Vermeulen, W. J., & Salomone, R. (2024). Transition to a sustainable circular society: more than just resource efficiency. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 4(1), 23-42.
Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W., & Rhodes, E. (1978). Measuring the efficiency of decision making units. European Journal of Operational Research, 2(6), 429–444. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217(78)90138-8
Chioatto, E., & Sospiro, P. (2023). EU regulatory pathways for accelerating the circular economy. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 12(1), 33–49.
D’Adamo, I., Favari, D., Gastaldi, M., & Kirchherr, J. (2024). Towards circular economy indicators: Evidence from the European Union. Waste Management & Research, 42(8), 670-680.
dos Santos Gonçalves, P. V., & Campos, L. M. (2022). A systemic review for measuring circular economy with multi-criteria methods. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(21), 31597-31611.
European Commission. (2019). The European Green Deal.
European Commission. (2020). Circular Economy Action Plan.
European Commission. (2022). New measures for circular transition.
European Parliament & Council. (2021). EU Climate Law.
European Parliament and Council. (2024). Directive (EU) 2024/1799 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on common rules promoting the repair of goods and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive (EU) 2019/771. Official Journal of the European Union, L 1799, 1–25.
Fura, B., Stec, M., & Miś, T. (2020). Statistical evaluation of the level of development of circular economy in European Union member countries. Energies, 13(23), 6401.
Geldermans, B., Tenpierik, M., & Luscuere, P. (2019). Human health and well-being in relation to circular and flexible infill design: assessment criteria on the operational level. Sustainability, 11(7), 1984.
Grybaitė, V., & Burinskienė, A. (2024). Assessment of circular economy development in the EU countries based on SAW method. Sustainability, 16(21), 9582.
Kirchherr, J., Reike, D., & Hekkert, M. (2017). Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions. Resources, conservation and recycling, 127, 221-232.
Liu, Y., et al. (2021). Expanding circular strategies from 3R to 6R. Journal of Cleaner Production, 280, 124–146.
Marković, M., Popović, Z., & Marjanović, I. (2023). Towards a circular economy: evaluation of waste management performance in European Union countries. Serbian journal of management, 18(1), 45-57..
Marques AC, Teixeira NM. Assessment of municipal waste in a circular economy: do European Union countries share identical performance? Clean Waste Syst. 2022;3: 100034. https:// doi. org/ 10. 1016/j. clwas. 2022. 100034.
Mazur-Wierzbicka, E. (2021). Indicators for assessing CE implementation. Economics & Environment, 8(2), 77–89.
Milanović, T., Savić, G., Martić, M., Milanović, M., & Petrović, N. (2022). Development of the waste management composite index using DEA method as circular economy indicator: the case of European Union countries. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 31(1), 771-784.
Mohammed, N., Khan, S., & Alam, M. (2021). Circular economy for sustainability. Sustainable Development Review, 29(3), 348–365.
Moreau, V., Sahakian, M., Van Griethuysen, P., & Vuille, F. (2017). Coming full circle: why social and institutional dimensions matter for the circular economy. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21(3), 497-506.
Nazarko, J., Chodakowska, E., & Nazarko, Ł. (2022). Evaluating the transition of the European Union member states towards a circular economy. Energies, 15(11), 3924.
Nikonorova, M., Imoniana, J. O., & Stankeviciene, J. (2020). Analysis of social dimension and well-being in the context of circular economy. International Journal of Global Warming, 21(3), 299-316.
Petreca, B., Jewitt, C., Fotopoulou, A., Golmohammadi, L., O’Nascimento, R., Chamberlin, L., ... & Baurley, S. (2025). The wellbeing framework for consumer experiences in the circular economy of the textile industry. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12(1), 1-14.
Potkány, M., Lesníková, P., Schmidtová, J., Musová, Z., & Neykov, N. (2025). Indicators of circular economy and their link to performance and competitiveness: multi-criteria analysis in the EU countries. Discover Sustainability, 6(1), 825.
Rađenović, Ž. J., & Rajić, M. N. (2024). Assessing Circular Economy performances of selected countries using MCDM methods: Promethee vs. CoCoSo. In U. Tanveer, S. Ishaq, T. Huy, & T. Hoang (Eds.), Navigating the circular age of a sustainable digital revolution (pp. 59–90). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2827-9.ch003
Remeikienė, R., Gasparėnienė, L., & Bankauskienė, J. (2025). Assessment of the circular economy indicators in the EU Member States. Discover Sustainability, 6(1), 611.
Schröder, P., Lemille, A., & Desmond, P. (2020). Making the circular economy work for human development. Re-sources, Conservation and Recycling, 156, 104686.
Sharma, S., & Bangur, P. (2025). Circling to Wellness: Health Implications of Transitioning to a Circular Economy. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 1-30.
Skare, M., Gavurova, B., & Rigelsky, M. (2024). Transforming power of research and development on inequality and well-being: a European Union perspective within the circular economy framework. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-16.
Štreimikienė, D., Bathaei, A., Baležentis, T., & Štreimikis, J. (2025). Multi-criteria decision analysis of Circular Economy performance in the Baltic States: a comparative evaluation. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 26(5), 1050-1070.
Tsalis, T., Stefanakis, A. I., & Nikolaou, I. (2022). A framework to evaluate the social life cycle impact of products un-der the circular economy thinking. Sustainability, 14(4), 2196.
Ūsas, J., Balezentis, T., & Streimikiene, D. (2025). Development and integrated assessment of the circular economy in the European Union: The outranking approach. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 38(1), 243-260.