EU names 13 non-EU critical raw materials projects as strategic

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.

Reported Editor-read European Commission press release (IP/25/1419), 4 June 2025

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

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