US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to strengthen cooperation on critical raw materials.
By Redaktion Table
Just weeks after Donald Trump unsettled allies with his plans for Greenland, the United States is once again emphasizing multilateral cooperation. This time, the focus is on securing global access to critical raw materials.
By Katharina Kort
The European Court of Auditors believes that the EU's efforts to achieve greater independence regarding critical raw materials, including from China, have so far been largely ineffective. The latest agreements with alternative supplier countries should be put to the test.
By Manuel Berkel
The European Commission has postponed the Industrial Accelerator Act by one month. The distribution of strategic raw materials from European stocks could become a point of contention.
By Manuel Berkel
European companies in China are under pressure due to stricter export controls. One in three member companies are therefore already considering relocating their supply chains out of China.
By Amelie Richter
The EU is creating a joint procurement mechanism to make it easier for European companies to purchase strategic raw materials.
By Leonie Düngefeld
While the US government assumes that US companies are exempt from all Chinese export controls on rare earths, the EU Commission only confirms the withdrawal of some Chinese export controls for EU companies.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
In Toronto, the G7 environment and energy ministers agreed on plans to improve the supply of critical raw materials. In the energy industry, the focus is primarily on grids and artificial intelligence – and a material from the steel industry.
By Manuel Berkel
The mining of rare earths and other raw materials is particularly harmful to the environment. Despite this, the European Initiative for Energy Security now wants to allow mining companies to issue green bonds — even though the sector is excluded from the EU taxonomy.
By Manuel Berkel
The EU Commission wants to reduce Europe’s dependence on China. At the Berlin Global Dialogue, the president presented “RESourceEU,” a new program designed to secure raw materials and promote recycling.
By Corinna Visser
