On Friday 30 June, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU succeeded in securing a political agreement between the 27 Member States on the Critical Raw Materials Act, just a few hours before handing over to the Spanish for the next 6 months. The Permanent Representatives of Member States to the EU have approved the latest draft text submitted to them and have given the go-ahead to start negotiations with the European Parliament. The latter hopes to adopt its position in October,...