EconomyEU ‘pulling out all stops’ on minerals projects to avert China trade war

The EU will back 46 strategic projects to speed up supplies of critical raw materials by 2030, Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné said. The €21bn initiative includes lithium, gallium and rare-earth facilities. Flagship status can accelerate permits and help mobilise funding as the bloc seeks to avert a trade war with China.

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