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This study assesses the needs and vulnerabilities of the EU in accessing products containing Critical Raw Materials (CRM) needed for the green and digital transitions in a changing geopolitical context. It provides an overview on the wider situation, as well as a policy context. The study sets out to identify at which stage of the supply chain, ranging from raw materials to final products, the European industrial eco-system is dependent on CRM imports. It reviews the CRM methodology designed by the ...

The pandemic has highlighted the risk involved, including for the EU, in relying heavily on external suppliers. The EU's 30 critical raw materials (CRMs) combine two characteristics: they are strategically important for its industry and economy, and there are high risks associated with securing their supply. The notion of strategic autonomy, which has been gaining track recently, calls for a more autonomous and independent EU policy, also in the area of CRMs. Importantly, the core of the EU's response ...

Mineralien aus Konfliktgebieten

Auf einen Blick 10-03-2017

Nach langen interinstitutionellen Verhandlungen ist das Parlament aufgefordert, in der März-II-Tagung seine Zustimmung zur Einigung über die Verordnung zur Einführung einer Sorgfaltspflicht in der Lieferkette für Einführer von Zinn, Tantal, Wolfram, deren Erzen und Gold aus Konfliktgebieten zu geben. Mit dieser Verordnung soll die Verknüpfung zwischen bestimmten bewaffneten Konflikten und illegalem Mineralienabbau durchbrochen werden, durch den diese Konflikte finanziert werden, und es soll eine ...

The example of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) demonstrates how mineral extraction in developing countries may fuel or aggravate internal armed conflicts characterised by extreme levels of violence. In an effort to sever the linkage between mineral extraction and conflict finance, the UN and the OECD have developed guidelines for companies sourcing minerals from conflict areas. While the US has introduced legally binding requirements for corporations, the EU has yet to enact similar legislation ...