Europe looks home for new mining opportunities

As EU policymakers worry about global tensions threatening raw material imports, one option could be getting more from their own backyard.

This article is part of our special report Raw materials in the EU economy

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The EU is a net importer of raw materials, in which it has had a trade deficit since 2002. Last year that trade deficit stood at €31 billion. [Parolan Harahap / Flickr]

Dave Keating Euractiv 08-01-2020 07:11 7 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project

This article is part of our special report Raw materials in the EU economy.

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