An online stakeholders’ consultation meeting on a European Union – Greenland strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains is held on 2 October 2023.
The Minister of Industry, Trade, Mineral Resources, Justice and Equal Treatment, Naaja H. Nathanielsen, welcomes stakeholders online at meeting on EU-Greenlandic strategic partnership:
The Government of Greenland through the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Mineral Resources, Justice and Equal Treatment has exchanged with Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, confirming a mutual interest in developing a strategic partnership on raw material value chains. In line with this agreement, the EU and Greenland wish to expand their cooperation, based on a future Memorandum of understanding between the European Union and the Government of Greenland on a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains.
This Partnership would build on 5 pillars:
1. Economic and industrial integration of value chains for critical and other raw materials.
2. Cooperation to leverage high international environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.
3. Deployment of infrastructure for raw materials value chains.
4. Strengthen capacities and skills development along raw materials value chains.
5. Cooperation on research and innovation for prospecting, exploration, extraction, processing,
refining of raw materials and supporting areas.
For agenda, list of confirmed speakers, and more details, see attached document.
Registration no later than today 28 September 2023 at: ue.aporue.ce@1I-WORG providing the name, organisation and email address of your representative. You will receive a link to the WEBEX connection.