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"Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his cooperation and for adopting the amendments tabled in the final draft of the report.
The European Union is totally dependent on raw material imports. Indeed, the demand for raw materials will be determined by future developments in the emerging economies and by the rapid spread of the relevant technologies.
Transactions involving raw materials and rare earths are carried out worldwide, with the markets for certain raw materials and rare earths being less transparent and generating very low transaction volumes compared with those for other materials. Rare earths are used in the manufacture of monitors, mobile phones and other devices in daily use. They are vital to the manufacture of permanent magnets used in wind turbines, as well as to electric vehicles, car catalytic converters, PCBs, fibre optics and high-temperature superconductors. Therefore, rare earths have a key role to play in the European Union’s economy becoming eco-efficient.
I call on the Commission and Member States to develop, as part of the forthcoming research framework programme, a programme promoting research and innovation in the area of new materials which could replace, in the future, the current raw materials obtained from resources in short supply. At the same time, I should stress the need for investments in the recycling of raw materials and rare earths as the processes for mining, refining and recycling them have severe consequences for the environment if they are not managed properly.
It is also important for the European Union to establish fruitful partnerships with countries rich in resources, such as those in North America, Australasia, Asia and the Mercosur region. I urge the European Union to support developing countries which are rich in resources, like India and Brazil. As a member of the EU-Mercosur Delegation, I must mention the Fifth EU-Brazil Summit, which will take place on 4 October in Brussels.
The availability of raw materials and rare earths is vital to the European Union’s industrial development. This is why we are asking the Commission to ensure that the recommendations made in this report are implemented via concrete actions taken by the Commission and Member States. Finally, we urge the Commission to update the list of raw materials on a regular basis so that we can keep abreast of market and technology developments."@en1
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