On Monday 2 February, the European Commission played down the findings of the European Court of Auditors on supply strategies for critical raw materials for the energy transition, which it had strongly criticised (see EUROPE B13799A3).
“Boosting the EU’s critical raw materials policy efforts in line with industrial priorities is one of our top priorities and a guarantee of our strategic autonomy”, said the Commission on 2 February. However, the “report focuses on clean transition...