20.500.12556/ReVIS-12524 From Policy to Practice EU Circular Economy Legislation and Slovenia’s Implementation Challenges—A Systematic Review From policy to practice The Circular Economy (CE) has become a foundation of the European Union’s sustainability strategy, aiming to dissociate economic growth from resource use. This article examines the legislative and monitoring frameworks underpinning the European Union’s CE transition, with a particular focus on Slovenia. A systematic review conducted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, EU-level policy analysis, and national indicator evaluation, this article explores the alignment between Slovenia’s national strategies and EU objectives. While Slovenia has demonstrated policy ambition and performs well in municipal recycling, it underperforms in circular material use and domestic material consumption. Governance fragmentation, limited sectoral integration, and monitoring challenges are key barriers. The study contributes to CE research by offering a country-level perspective on policy translation and performance. Recommendations are proposed to strengthen governance, data systems, and sector-specific roadmaps. These conclusions offer valuable insights for scholars and policymakers involved in implementing CE across multi-level governance systems. circular economy EU legislation Slovenia policy implementation governance monitoring indicators sustainability transition krožno gospodarstvo zakonodaja EU Slovenija izvajanje politik upravljanje kazalniki spremljanja prehod k trajnosti true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-11-03 15:24:09 2025-11-03 15:24:09 2025-11-04 03:05:54 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 29. 10. 2025; Številka članka: 9408; str. 1-29 iss. 21 Vol. 17 2025 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno apc 2025-08-25 2025-10-16 2025-10-23 338.1 2071-1050 255240707 10.3390/su17219408 sustainability-17-09408.pdf sustainability-17-09408.pdf 1 56CF324D62E0C1EC6EE7C62393906B41 c7c256ef3c8e73afa78536b60955a1a093e991d80f11a2cef30fb82d75d53972 384316d4-b8c2-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://revis.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=14690 Fakulteta za informacijske študije v Novem mestu 0 0 0