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# EU Commission approves 47 strategic projects under Critical Raw Materials Act
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-25-eu-crma-47-strategic-projects/
- Published: 2025-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:01:56.000Z
- Description: The European Commission approved its first list of 47 Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act on 25 March 2025, covering extraction, processing and recycling in 13 member states, with combined investment of EUR 22.5 billion.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission, strategic projects list, 25 March 2025](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/raw-materials/areas-specific-interest/critical-raw-materials/strategic-projects-under-crma/selected-projects%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that any project will secure final investment decisions or reach production, only that the Commission has designated them as strategic.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)