One year after the Critical Raw Materials Act: Securing availability at European and global level

Location

Brussels
Belgium

PROGRAMME

14:30 – 14:40 Introduction 

Pietro Francesco de Lotto, CCMI President, EESC Member CRM Act: state of play, challenges and opportunities 

14:40 – 15:30 - Panel 1 - One year after the Critical Raw Materials Act: Securing availability at European and global level 

Moderator: Maxi Katharina Leuchters, EESC Member 

  • Michal Pintér, CCMI Delegate, Co-rapporteur of CCMI/211 opinion on the CRM Act 
  • George Mörsdorf, European Commission, DG GROW 
  • Christophe Yvetot, representative of UNIDO to the European Union, EIB, OACPS, Belgium 
    and Luxembourg 
  • Cecilia Mattea, Transport and Environment 
  • Questions and answers 
     

15:30 – 16:20 Panel 2 -  Can the CRM enhance Europe's economic security while promoting the respect of social and environmental standards globally?

Moderator: Dimitris Dimitriadis, REX President, EESC Member 

  • Cécile Billaux, European Commission, DG INTPA 
  • Konstantinos Filis, Director of the Institute of Global Affairs of the American College in 
    Greece 
  • Rolf Kuby, Director General, Euromines 
  • Sophie Grenade, IndustriAll 
  • Alejandro González, Senior researcher, Somo 
  • Questions and answers 

16:20 – 16:25 Closing remarks - 

  • Dimitris Dimitriadis, REX President, EESC Member