With the passing of the Critical Raw Materials Act in December 2023, the EU signalled its intentions regarding these all-important resources. However, Europe’s reliance on importing critical raw materials remains a cause for concern.
In this series of articles, Euractiv will explore different routes the EU is taking to close the competitiveness gap in raw materials and decrease reliance on unpredictable suppliers.
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Commission must act on critical raw materials strategy, say MEPs
Est. 6minEstablishing a list of critical raw materials list to defend Europe’s security and competitiveness was set as an essential goal by President von der Leyen, and she delivered. MEPs say now the EU has the list, it’s time to act.
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Industrial competitiveness, the mantra of a von der Leyen second term?
Est. 6minAs she closes out her first term, Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission has seen industrial competitiveness come into sharp focus with new initiatives to better connect industry to the European Green Deal, but what effect will they have?
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A rallying call for European raw materials resilience
Est. 5minThe Critical Raw Materials Act sets ambitious but vital goals for Europe to grow its metals resilience to supply the energy and digital transition. Now, the challenge is equally clear: delivering on this, and with speed.