EU ‘pulling out all stops’ with minerals projects as it tries to avert China trade war
The European Union is backing 46 strategic projects for critical raw materials to reduce dependency on China and prevent a potential trade war. The initiative includes significant funding for lithium and rare earth processing facilities.
Why it matters
This represents a major shift in EU industrial policy aimed at securing supply chains for green energy and defense sectors against geopolitical risks.
Séjourné said the EU would support the 46 projects to accelerate supplies of critical raw materials by 2030. Séjourné said the EU would support the 46 projects to accelerate supplies of critical raw materials by 2030. European Union EU ‘pulling out all stops’ with minerals projects as it tries to avert China trade war Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné says bloc will support 46 strategic projects including lithium and rare earths plants
Prefer the Guardian on Google The EU is “pulling out all the stops” to fend off an imminent potential trade crisis with China , the industry commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, has said, as the bloc announced its backing for a string of critical materials projects.
Séjourné said on Friday that the EU would support 46 new strategic projects to accelerate supplies of critical raw materials by 2030 across the bloc.
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