13 EU countries are on the first list of countries where projects for the extraction and processing of critical raw materials can take place. This is what Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Stéphane Séjourné said at a press conference.
- We must not replace our dependence on fossil fuels with a dependence on critical raw materials. Chinese lithium must not become tomorrow's Russian gas, says Stéphane Séjourné.
The list is part of the Commission's plan to make the EU less dependent on other countries for critical raw materials towards 2030. In the coming weeks, the Commission will publish possible third countries that can participate. Séjourné does not rule out that Greenland could be one of the countries. He also does not rule out that Ukraine could be one of the third countries.
According to Séjourné, the Commission has received 170 proposals and then selected 47 projects, which are located in the 13 member states. The countries are Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Poland, Romania and Estonia.
The EU Commission's goal is that at least 10 percent of the EU's annual consumption of critical raw materials must be extracted in EU countries. In addition, at least 40 percent of the annual consumption must be processed in EU countries, and at least 25 percent must be recycled.
Imports from a single country outside the EU must also be reduced to less than 65 percent of annual consumption.
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