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SUMMARY:Critical Raw Materials: Can Europe Turn Targets into Projects?
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, the ECR Working Group on Competitiveness\, hosted by ECR MEPs Beatrice Timgren and Ondřej Krutílek\, will hold a meeting on critical raw materials\, focusing on permitting\, dependency risks\, and Europe’s industrial competitiveness. \nCritical raw materials are increasingly central to Europe’s competitiveness\, strategic autonomy and industrial resilience. While the EU has set ambitious targets\, important questions remain about whether projects can be delivered on time and at the necessary scale. This discussion will focus on permitting delays\, investment conditions\, processing capacity and dependency risks\, including Europe’s continued reliance on third-country supply chains. The event will hear from speakers including Mariateresa Vivaldini MEP\, ECR shadow rapporteur on the proposed amendment to the Critical Raw Materials Act.  \nSpeakers: \n\nMARIATERESA VIVALDINI\, ECR MEP\nVOJTECH KASPAR\, GEOMET\nMARIA SUNER\, CEO\, SVEMIN\nKAROLINA KUS\, KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ\nELENA MARROCCHINO\, Pofessor\, University of Ferrara
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/critical_raw_materials_can_europe_turn_targets_into_projects/
LOCATION:European Parliament\, Strasbourg
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