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SWP Berlin paper says EU lacks delivery capacity on African raw materials

SWP Berlin's Meike Schulze argues the EU's 15 critical raw material partnerships and Global Gateway lack delivery capacity against China and Gulf rivals, urging joint project pipelines, dedicated MFF funding and EIB offtake deals worth EUR 2 billion a year.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted SWP Comment 2026/C 07, 9 February 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not establish that the EU has adopted any new raw materials funding line, partnership or offtake commitment.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Opinion; moves no question until the EU acts on its raw materials pipeline or MFF proposal. European Sovereignty Index

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