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LONDON — A factory might appear economically valuable, but if it is polluting so much that it destroys the surrounding ecosystem, it is not adding value at all. This principle should be central to the European Union’s policy decisions, as it races to secure access to the 34 raw materials considered “critical” to the EU’s renewable-energy, digital, space and defense, and health

LONDON — A factory might appear economically valuable, but if it is polluting so much that it destroys the surrounding ecosystem, it is not adding value at all. This principle should be central to the European Union’s policy decisions, as it races to secure access to the 34 raw materials considered “critical” to the EU’s renewable-energy, digital, space and defense, and health

Europe’s flawed approach to critical minerals

A Global Witness investigation links three lithium mines in Zimbabwe, Namibia and DRC with major corruption red flags and allegations of human and environmental rights violations.

The foreign ministers of the five Central Asian republics and of the 27 EU member states have held their first-ever joint meeting.They came together in Luxembourg to endorse the Joint Roadmap for Deepening Ties between the European Union and Central Asia. It has the potential to be a major milestone in their relations, but the […]

EU and Japan boost strategic cooperation on digital and on critical raw materials supply chains.

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Today, attending the COP27 in Egypt, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a partnership between the EU and Kazakhstan.