CRMA: fast-tracked through Council and P • Table.Briefings

The Competitiveness Council and the Industry Committee of the EU Parliament discussed the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) yesterday. Both institutions want to agree on their positions before the summer. Above all, the debate about mining in nature reserves could get in the way of the ambitious schedule.

The Commission’s draft for the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) is currently being processed in Parliament and the Council at an enormous pace. Ultimately, the trilogue negotiations should be completed as early as December. If possible, the first applications for strategic raw materials projects should be received in the first quarter of next year, said shadow rapporteur Hildegard Bentele (EPP) at a press briefing on Monday.

CRMA: fast-tracked through Council and Parliament

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