On Monday 26 June, Germany’s Minister for Economy, Robert Habeck, his French counterpart, Bruno Le Maire, and Italy’s Minister for Enterprise, Adolfo Urso, met to discuss the issue of critical raw materials within the EU. They announced their intention to work together on this issue, in the words of Mr Habeck, as “the three largest economies in the EU”. They also want to coordinate their proposals for amendments to the act on critical raw materials (see EUROPE B13143A2).
The three...