Critical Raw Materials: Can Europe Turn Targets into Projects?

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.

Critical 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.

Speakers:

• MARIATERESA VIVALDINI, ECR MEP
• VOJTECH KASPAR, GEOMET
• MARIA SUNER, CEO, SVEMIN
• KAROLINA KUS, KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ
• ELENA MARROCCHINO, Pofessor, University of Ferrara