On the sidelines of EU Raw Materials Week, finance actors, mineral sector leaders, policy shapers and leading civil society organisations gathered on 20 November 2025 for a closed-door roundtable co-organised by INTRAW and held under Chatham House rules. Attendees discussed how funding should feature in an updated European mineral framework.
Taking stock of current and alternative approaches, participants considered proposals to bolster European financing for responsible mineral production and their systemic impacts, identifying actionable recommendations.
Preliminary recommendations include:
- Streamline European strategic priorities, integrating relating mineral stakes to more coherent and efficient policy frameworks with clear institutional ownership
- Combine financing and demand-side measures to foster diversification and responsibility in mineral value chains
- Foster industry cooperation and vertical integration, within the Internal Market to shape reliable mineral demand and with trusted allies to design standards-based markets in line with European strategic priorities
- Reallocate existing resources, at EU and Member State levels, which are not aligned with European strategic priorities, towards a single, dedicated mineral funding mechanism