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Abstract We have investigated the structural, dielectric, magnetic-magnetostrictive, ferroelectric-piezoelectric and magnetoelectric (ME) properties of green (Pb-free) Co0.8Ni0.2Fe2O4/K0.25Na0.75NbO3/Co0.8Ni0.2Fe2O4 (CNFO/KNN/CNFO) trilayer laminate (2-2) multiferroic composite structure. Magnetostrictive Co0.8Ni0.2Fe2O4phase was synthesized by the solution combustion technique and the piezoelectric K0.25Na0.75NbO3 phase was synthesized by a solid-state method. The trilayer ME laminate composite structure of CNFO-KNN phases fabricated by silver epoxy adhesive bonding technique. The magnetostrictive Co0.8Ni0.2Fe2O4 phase exhibits a piezomagnetic coefficient of −0.029 ppm/Oe at 1500 Oe magnetic field. The piezoelectric K0.25Na0.75NbO3 showed a piezoelectric charge coefficient of d33 ~57 pC/N. The trilayer CNFO/KNN/CNFO laminate structure reveals the ME coefficient ( α ME ) of 3.06 mV/Oe·cm which is relatively higher than the 0–3 connectivity composite structures. Here, we have discussed the fabrication technique for multiferroic laminate structures for the green magnetoelectric device having α ME ~3.06 mV/Oe·cm with their magnetic/magnetostrictive and ferroelectric/piezoelectric properties.