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

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Updated: 16/06/2025 - 18:18 GMT+2

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.

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