At the beginning of March, the Commission plans to present its legislative package to secure the supply of critical raw materials. The pressure is on: The EU must respond not only to the supply shortages that have arisen as a result of the pandemic and Russia’s attack on Ukraine – but also to the US Inflation Reduction Act. „The Act will be a top priority for the Swedish presidency in the coming months,“ Swedish Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch said right at the start of the Presidency. Leonie Düngefeld analyzes what to expect from the Critical Raw Materials Act.