B18 What are the main barriers to shifting towards Circular Economy in your line of business?
Economy	Total		Added costs	Lack of skills and experience	Lack of legal and regulatory framework	Lack of government subsidies	Lack of consumer demand	DK/refuse
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region	1211	100	49	30	28	29	20	14
Albania	200	13	74	21	25	45	35	9
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	18	47	33	24	17	25	13
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	210	7	49	70	69	30	9	0
North Macedonia	200	11	62	28	31	48	24	4
Montenegro	200	5	32	23	19	23	19	26
Serbia	201	45	40	25	24	25	15	19
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region	1203	100	64	40	35	48	12
Albania	200	13	78	30	23	68	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	18	54	33	38	38	33
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	7	56	68	78	67	12
North Macedonia	202	11	77	7	20	43	17
Montenegro	200	5	48	37	19	37	0
Serbia	201	45	65	38	19	35	8
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region	173	100	46	16	15	14	9
Albania	55	32	36	15	22	20	7
Bosnia and Herzegovina	30	17	47	20	13	17	3
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	28	16	39	25	11	11	14
North Macedonia	16	9	63	13	19	0	6
Montenegro	32	18	50	13	9	13	16
Serbia	12	7	67	8	8	8	8

 

B11 Does your current business model allow for a shift towards a circular (economy) model?
Economy	Total		Yes	No	Not sure	Not considering this	It is difficult but could be achieved with proper incentives (technical support/government subsidies etc.)	DK/refuse
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region	1203	100	20	24	25	18	13	0
Albania	200	13	20	31	25	10	16	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	18	12	24	28	14	21	0
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	7	64	13	16	3	4	0
North Macedonia	202	11	15	38	24	19	5	0
Montenegro	200	5	14	19	35	21	12	0
Serbia	201	45	18	22	23	24	12	0
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region	1200	100	14	22	32	18	14	0
Albania	200	17	28	24	30	2	17	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	200	17	15	18	41	10	17	0
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	200	17	14	19	32	32	3	1
North Macedonia	200	17	8	31	27	26	10	0
Montenegro	200	17	16	20	30	14	22	0
Serbia	200	17	6	22	33	26	14	0