During a speech at the Battery Summit on Monday 22 March, the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform, Elisa Ferreira, has insisted that the extraction of lithium and raw materials must be done in a way that respects the local landscape and environment and works cooperatively with local people.
In Mrs Ferreira’s opinion, it is important that these mining projects address the “legitimate concerns” of local people. The communities in question must, according to the Commissioner,...