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

https://mins.news/en/item/93269

- The Guardian, 2026-10-09 13:31 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/09/eu-pulling-out-all-stops-with-minerals-projects-as-it-tries-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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