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This study, commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs for the Committee on Petitions, provides a brief overview of the main social and environmental impacts of mining activities in the EU. It also gives an overview of the most important relevant EU legislation and a short assessment of implementation and compliance by Member States. It discusses and assesses a number of petitions on mining, as well as possible measures to reduce unwanted impacts of mining ...

Kyrgyzstan: Economic situation

Glaustai 02-02-2016

Political instability in Kyrgyzstan – climaxing in two uprisings which ended with governments ousted, as well as an ethnic riot in June 2010 – has worsened the already fragile economic situation, with the country highly dependent on foreign aid, exports of gold and remittances sent home by migrant workers. The newest member of the Eurasian Economic Union, Kyrgyzstan has come under further economic pressure following Russia's economic slowdown.

Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 metallic elements mined in ores containing low quantities of REEs. They are a critical raw material for high-tech industries. REEs are imported into the European Union from a very limited number of producers. Alternatives to the primary supply of REEs are being developed to bring relief to the market. Recycling of REEs, from materials used in spent products, provides a secondary supply but closing the REE "life-cycle" is a technological challenge.