EU plans to mine in Greenland and Ukraine in critical minerals push

European Commission announces 13 raw material projects outside the bloc to increase supplies of metals and minerals

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The European Commission on Wednesday announced 13 new raw material projects outside the bloc to increase its supplies of metals and minerals essential for it to stay competitive in the energy transition as well as defence and aerospace.

The EU's announcement follows China's decision in April to impose export curbs on rare earth magnets until new licences are obtained, leaving diplomats, carmakers, and other executives from Europe and elsewhere scrambling to secure meetings with Beijing officials and avert factory shutdowns.