Strategic by design: Making EU development cooperation work for critical raw materials
New HCSS policy brief: The EU’s critical raw material partnerships need to move from political agreements to investable, mutually beneficial supply chains, write Irina Patrahau, Fiona De Cuyper and Isis Ketelaar. Development cooperation can provide the enabling conditions, from infrastructure and skills to governance and environmental safeguards. The next EU budget offers a crucial opportunity to better align development and CRM financing.