Commission adopts ReSourceEU plan, pledges EUR 3 billion for raw materials

The European Commission adopted the ReSourceEU Action Plan, pledging to mobilise up to EUR 3 billion over 12 months for critical raw materials projects. It targets cutting dependency on any single foreign supplier by 30 to 50 percent by 2029.

Verified Editor-read European Commission press release IP/25/2891, 3 December 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that any specific project or company has yet received funding under the plan.

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