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# Digital SME Alliance says EU circular economy law can cut material dependence
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-28-digital-sme-alliance-circular-economy-dependencies/
- Published: 2026-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T13:00:04.000Z
- Description: European DIGITAL SME Alliance's Lina Nardone argues the EU's planned Circular Economy Act could cut reliance on imported critical raw materials, citing China's 2025 export curbs, and urges SME friendly secondary material rules.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Verified Opinion AI-drafted [European DIGITAL SME Alliance blog post, 28 September 2026](https://www.digitalsme.eu/europes-circular-economy-closing-the-loop-on-strategic-dependencies/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the Circular Economy Act has been adopted, funded or that any material contract has moved.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. opinion argues a not yet adopted EU wide act would cut material dependence; moves no question yet. [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)