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Politico (8 October 2026)

Jakob WEIZMAN

The majority of Europe’s mining, processing and recycling projects are behind schedule.

It was meant to be Europe's escape from the web of Chinese critical mineral supremacy. 

But two years after it took effect, the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act is not on schedule. Just one in four critical mineral projects granted special status under the law is on track to be ready on time, according to new analysis shared with POLITICO.

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