Is the EU losing the geopolitical race for critical raw minerals?
- The U.S. Plans to use global tariff negotiations to isolate China, as reported by the Wall Street Journal on April 16.
- The EU is open to joining the U.S. In economic actions against China but has qualms about some proposed terms, including changing standards on meat imports from the U.S.
- The EU relies heavily on China for critical materials, including 80% of pharmaceutical ingredients and 40% of finished medicines.
- Roberta Pizzocaro stated that many pharmaceutical ingredients are now only produced in Asia, highlighting the EU's reliance on China's supply chain for essential drugs.
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What It Means for Europe to Fend for Itself | by Anders Fogh Rasmussen - Project Syndicate
For too long, Europe has relied on cheap Russian energy, cheap Chinese goods, and cheap American security and technology. Now that this naive dependency is no longer an option, Europeans must be open and honest about what it will take to defend their values and interests in a dangerous new world.
BRIEFING: Net zero is being redefined as an imperative for European security « Carbon Pulse
As the IEA and UK government convene a summit on energy security, Poland, holder of the EU presidency, argues that access to low-carbon resources, technologies and their supply chains will be decisive for European energy – and economic – security. Other experts say the future of net zero and European prosperity lies in close cooperation with China.
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