The Critical Raw Materials Act adopted in 2024 (‘CRMA’) was intended to ensure an adequate supply of strategic raw materials for the EU, but it does not appear to be up to the challenge. On Saturday 25 October in Berlin, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that her departments were working on “a new RESourceEU plan”, designed to ensure that European companies have access to alternative sources of critical raw materials. This is a direct...