The European Council conclusions adopted, on Friday 25 March, call for further work on implementing the Versailles Declaration on empowering the EU, including reducing strategic dependencies and strengthening the Internal Market.
For example, as we announced ahead of the summit (see EUROPE B12917A4), EU leaders are insisting on the need to reduce the EU’s dependence on so-called “critical” raw materials, as well as on semiconductors, health, digital and food. To do this, they focus on...