Raw material

Europe News

Critical raw materials — the key to enabling the EU to rearm

The EU’s efforts to rearm face a hidden vulnerability: a heavy reliance on critical raw materials. To reduce these dependencies, Brussels is pushing for domestic extraction, recycling, and diversification — but implementation remains a major challenge.

10/07/2025

Business

Spain's Roca Group to invest €70 million in Kazakh factory

Leading bathroom hardware manufacturer, Roca Group to invest in Kazakhstan production sites in a bid to expand central Asian business. Roca CEO explains the decision in an exclusive interview with Euronews.

30/06/2025

Europeans' Stories

From lithium to rare earths: Europe’s strategy to power its future energy

Europe is investing in local mining to reduce its reliance on imports and power its green and digital transformation. I went to the Czech Republic, to one of the EU’s 47 strategic projects, aimed at boosting raw materials to reduce import dependence.

04/06/2025

Europe News

EU Commission unveils 13 targets for overseas raw materials projects

The announced projects aim to enhance the European Union’s political independence in goods production.

04/06/2025

Radio Schuman

Behind Germany’s lack of optimism about Merz

Friedrich Merz is to be put up for election as Germany's Chancellor today. He has vowed to be the most pro-European chancellor in recent history. But do Germans care?

06/05/2025

Europe News

Trump moves to start deep-sea mining in international waters

In his latest move to secure supplies of critical raw materials, the US president has instructed federal officials to expedite the opening up of America’s continental shelf to mining companies, and in a potentially explosive move, wants to allow US firms to mine in international waters.

25/04/2025

Europe News

Critical raw materials set be be a key lever in global trade war

As global trade tensions intensify, the increasing demand for elements from the lesser known corners of the periodic table is making them an increasingly important piece on the new geopolitical chess board.

23/04/2025

EU Decoded

Is the EU losing the geopolitical race for critical raw minerals?

The EU wants to cut reliance on powers like China for mineral supplies by the end of the decade. As geopolitical tensions boil, EU Decoded asks whether the bloc can keep up with its competitors.

22/04/2025

Health news

Agency flags risks to nuclear medicines from dependency on Russia, US

Raw material dependency and transport bottlenecks, not just production capacity, are the key challenges facing the EU's radiopharmaceutical sector, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

15/04/2025

Europe in Motion

Which critical raw materials are used in Europe's defence sector?

The land, naval, aerospace and guided weapons sectors need these critical raw materials. Despite efforts to mitigate the supply risk, the EU currently relies mainly on China.

11/04/2025

Radio Schuman

Dialogue with EU over tariffs still on the cards, says the US

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, US deputy spokesperson department Mignon Houston said that negotiations over tariffs are still possible.

09/04/2025

Europe News

Why Greenland’s mineral wealth is in the spotlight

Greenland has become the unwitting focus of world attention as president Donald trump seeks to grab control of the huge Arctic territory. Euronews takes a look at the country’s potentially huge deposits of lithium, rare earth metals and other valuable mineral resources.

02/04/2025

Radio Schuman

Don't roll back electric in auto action plan, warns lobby

Kristian Ruby, secretary-general of Eurelectric, acknowledged that while the electricity sector benefits from the EU’s electric agenda, it remains open to discussions with major car industry players. However, he emphasised the importance of avoiding any rollback of the agenda.

05/03/2025

EuroVerify

What critical materials and minerals does Ukraine have?

Ukraine holds significant reserves of the critical raw materials and rare earths needed to develop cutting-edge technology.

05/03/2025

Europe News

EU to review raw materials deal with Rwanda over DRC conflict - Kallas

EU foreign ministers did not agree to immediately impose sanctions on Rwanda for its alleged role in the escalating conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

24/02/2025

Green News

Serbian lithium mine European Parliament film screening fuels dispute

The European Union needs lithium for its energy transition and is eagerly eyeing huge reserves in northern Serbia, but twenty years after making the discovery in the Jadar valley, Rio Tinto’s ambitions to mine the site remain stuck in a mire of environmental opposition and Balkan politics.

06/02/2025

EuroVerify

DRC conflict: Why is the EU facing calls to suspend Rwanda deal?

Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is inflaming the escalating conflict in eastern DRC.

30/01/2025

Europe News

Greenland lawmaker touts stronger EU role in island's rare earths

Twenty-five of the 34 minerals found in Greenland were identified as "critical raw materials" in a European Commission study in 2023.

16/01/2025

Europe in Motion

Which Latin American countries is the EU sourcing raw materials from?

As the EU's demand for critical raw materials such as lithium is unmet, the EU is signing agreements with like-minded Latin American countries to bridge the gap.

07/01/2025

Green News

Commissioner touts imminent agreement with Serbia on raw materials

Last legal hurdles are being discussed before an EU-Serbia trade partnership to source lithium from the Jadar region comes to fruition.

17/05/2024