Better to open a seperate...

Better to open a seperate thread:

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:52023PC0160

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 COM/2023/160 final

From the text ie.

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(9)
In order to build capacities in the Union, the Commission should, with the support of the Board, identify Strategic Projects in the Union that intend to become active in the extraction, processing or recycling of strategic raw materials. Effective support to Strategic Projects has the potential to improve access to materials for downstream sectors as well as to create economic opportunities along the value chain, including for SMEs, and contribute to the creation of employment. Therefore, to ensure the development of Strategic Projects across the Union, such projects should benefit from streamlined and predictable permitting procedures and support in gaining access to finance. In order to focus support and ensure their added value, projects should, before receiving such support, be assessed against a set of criteria. Strategic Projects in the Union should strengthen the Union's security of supply for strategic raw materials, show sufficient technical feasibility and be implemented in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. They should also provide cross-border benefits beyond the Member State concerned.Where the Commission assesses these criteria to be fulfilled, it should publish the recognition as a Strategic Project in a decision. As a speedy recognition is key to effectively supporting the Union's security of supply, the assessment process should remain light and not overly burdensome.

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perhaps NMT should try to contact Ms Beer an her team in order to give her examples of available recycling technologies.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197437/NICOLA_BEER/main-activities/reports#detailedcardmep

the parliament is voting on the legislation today (proccedure)
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=CELEX:52023PC0160&sortOrder=asc

theBavarian