# Arctic emerges as new front in EU’s effort to cut dependence on Chinese critical raw materials

https://mins.news/en/item/40284

- euronews, 2026-09-01 12:33 UTC
- Economy
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/arctic-emerges-as-new-front-in-eus-effort-to-cut-dependence-on-chinese-critical-raw-materi

> The EU’s increasing reliance on Arctic resources is pushing Brussels to treat the region as an issue of economic security and supply-chain resilience. The shift could, however, harm the rights and living conditions of Indigenous and local communities.