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The next Legislature must be in the sign of the raw materials turnaround

Evaluation of the coalition agreement of the Federal Government by the Working Group on Raw Materials - with a focus on the urgently needed raw materials transition On 24 November 2021, the SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and FDP published their coalition agreement (KV). [...]
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For consistent protection of human rights and the environment in the EU Battery Regulation

The Civil Society Working Group on Raw Materials welcomes the European Commission's draft battery regulation presented in December 2020. The proposed legislation introduces mandatory requirements for all in...
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Lunch & Learn 3.0 – One year of coronavirus – Enduring systemic crisis instead of a one-off caesura?

A 4-part crash course series on EU trade policy in times of the Corona crisis has been keeping us in suspense for a year. Time to take stock: The pandemic has once again put its finger on [...]
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Clean up myths about the Energy Charter Treaty

This week, the member states of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) will hold their annual conference and evaluate the ongoing attempts to reform the controversial agreement. Amid growing concern that the ECT [...]
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