EU struggling to diversify critical minerals supply, warns report
European Court of Auditors says bloc’s raw materials policy rests on ‘incomplete foundations’
European Court of Auditors says bloc’s raw materials policy rests on ‘incomplete foundations’

Brussels to launch consultation by year-end on stockpiling minerals crucial for defence and green tech

European policymakers are racing to secure raw materials after Beijing imposed export controls earlier this month

Economic sovereignty and security depend on access to minerals and the ability to smelt and refine them

Western fuel companies say cheap supplies and lack of political will risk locking the continent into strategic dependency

Proposed restriction on export of some waste is latest bid to secure critical minerals supply after China export measures

MEP seeking to broker compromise deal says rules on curbing environmental and rights abuses should not be scrapped