Members of the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee have published proposed amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) intended to strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy by promoting a sustainable and circular supply of critical raw materials.
What Parliament is doing
The ITRE committee has drafted amendments to the CRMA. According to the committee’s text, the proposed changes are aimed at bolstering Europe’s strategic autonomy through measures that secure a sustainable and circular supply of critical raw materials. The press notice describes these proposals as focused on sustainability and circularity, but it does not list individual amendment texts or specific policy instruments.
Why it matters
The committee frames its amendments as a response to the strategic importance of critical raw materials for the EU. Ensuring a reliable supply chain for such materials is presented as central to the EU’s broader objective of strategic autonomy. Emphasising sustainability and circularity reflects a policy orientation toward reducing environmental impacts and dependence on primary raw materials.
What happens next
The press release does not detail voting dates, plenary debates, or the legislative timetable for the amendments. As the text was issued by the ITRE committee, the next formal steps would typically include committee consideration and potential referral to plenary for debate and vote, but those procedural milestones are not specified in the committee’s announcement.
Source: European Parliament press release
