Raw materials: EU institutions divided on approach, workshop at EurActiv learns

Looking ahead to the Roadmap for a resource efficient Europe, Euractiv invites policymakers and stakeholders to debate the EU Commission’s flagship initiative on resource efficiency with a focus on the raw materials of industry. The debate will center on the questions; How should resource efficiency be measured, How should progress be assessed, What the targets for Resource efficiency should be and what policies aim at this. Speakers at the Euractiv workshop include; Lena EK, MEP for the ALDE Group, Reinhard Butikofer MEP for the Greens, Abraao Carvalho, Head of Unit, Metals, Minerals and Raw materials for DG ENTR. Stefan Moser, Unit strategic, objective solidarity, Secretary General, EU Commission. Along with Kevin Bradley, President of the Nickel Institute, and Doreen Fedrigo, senior Policy analyst at IEEP.