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# EU names 13 non-EU critical raw materials projects as strategic
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-04-eu-crma-13-non-eu-strategic-projects/
- Published: 2025-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:00:15.000Z
- Description: The European Commission designated 13 critical raw materials projects in non-EU countries including Canada, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Serbia as Strategic Projects, expected to mobilise about EUR 5.5 billion to diversify EU supply chains.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [European Commission press release (IP/25/1419), 4 June 2025](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip%5F25%5F1419?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the projects will secure financing or reach production.

**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; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)