European priorities require immediate improvement of mineral supply reliability, resilience and responsibility: the principle is generally agreed, but its operationalisation remains highly uncertain.
Mineral sector, industry and finance leaders, policy shapers, international partners and leading civil society organisations convened in Berlin in March to take a wide-angle, long-term view of European choices and the related mineral priorities.
The discussion was framed by Ms Annikky Lamp, Head of Cabinet of Ms Pentus-Rosimannus, Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA), and Dr. Matthias Koehler, Deputy Director-General and head of the Raw Materials Policy, Circular Economy, Resource Conservation and Environmental Law division at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).
The critical gap between Europe’s recognition of mineral security as a strategic priority and its limited ability to act effectively exacerbates geopolitical and security risk, weakens industrial competitiveness and threatens climate and energy transition goals. Only decisive coordinated action can close this gap.