# RESourceEU Action Plan Canonical URL: https://digital-acquis.eu/initiative/resourceeu-action-plan Entry type: initiative Source edition current through: 17 July 2026 (2026-07-17). This is not a page modification date. Status: delivered. A delivered initiative is not necessarily legislation in force. Instrument: Communication Date as recorded: 03 Dec 2025 Date kind: date Status note: full date links only to published artifact types ## Summary RESourceEU is intended to reduce critical-raw-material supply risks through finance, faster permitting, recycling, diversification and international partnerships. A CRM financing hub aims to mobilise EUR 3 billion within 12 months, while Horizon Europe calls of EUR 593 million and EUR 100 million of blended European Innovation Council finance support its objectives. The plan also backs projects in Greenland and Germany, raw-material matchmaking, stockpiling, export-scrap measures, foreign-investment controls and standards-based markets. ## Sources - [Official source]() ## Action items (24; complete published list) ### 1. Action item 560001 The Commission will set up a multi-pillars CRM financing hub to de-risk CRMs projects through a range of EU instruments, including InvestEU, the EU Innovation Fund, the Battery Booster or the European Defence Industry Programme. It aims to mobilise EUR 3 billion within the next 12 months. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 1. Digital dimension: no. ### 2. Action item 560002 The Commission, Member States and partner countries will further operationalise the Strategic Partnerships by accelerating support to projects in third countries through technical assistance, guarantee and blending instruments supported by EU diplomatic and economic tools. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 2. Digital dimension: no. ### 3. Action item 560004 To kick-start the implementation of RESourceEU, the Commission and the EIB are today unlocking financial support for 2 CRMs projects that will promptly deliver on the EU needs: Greenland Resources’ Malmbjerg molybdenum project to achieve supply security for the defence sector; and Vulcan's lithium's extraction Strategic Project in Germany, to contribute to supply of battery raw materials. The project secured EUR 250 million of financial support from the European Investment Bank. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 4. Digital dimension: no. ### 4. Action item 560005 The Commission will propose adjustments to the EU regulatory framework on permitting to improve the framework conditions to help CRM projects become operational more quickly. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 5. Digital dimension: no. ### 5. Action item 560006 By Q1 2026, the Commission will issue a guidance on the Water Framework Directive and, by Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 6. Digital dimension: no. ### 6. Action item 560007 Q2 2026, the Commission will review and revise it. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 7. Digital dimension: no. ### 7. Action item 560008 By Q2 2026, the Commission will propose restrictions on the export of rare earth permanent magnets scrap. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 8. Digital dimension: no. ### 8. Action item 560009 By Q2 2026, the Commission will also propose targeted measures for aluminium scrap. Similar measures will be considered for copper scrap, following further monitoring. As part of RESourceEU, the Commission proposes amending the CRMA to increase the recyclability of rare earth permanent magnets. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 9. Digital dimension: no. ### 9. Action item 560010 By Q3 2026, the Commission will propose measures to increase CRM recovery in the Circular Economy Act, including from e-waste. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 10. Digital dimension: no. ### 10. Action item 560011 By Q2 2026, the Commission will propose an action plan to ensure the availability and affordability of domestic fertilisers, including actions to enable recycled nutrients and other alternatives to fertilisers Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 11. Digital dimension: no. ### 11. Action item 560012 Under the 2026-2027 work programme of Horizon Europe, the Commission will launch dedicated calls of EUR 593 million to support the RESourceEU objectives, with an additional EUR 100 million blended finance support from the European Innovation Council. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 12. Digital dimension: no. ### 12. Action item 560013 By Q4 2026, the Commission will propose the Advanced Materials Act. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 13. Digital dimension: no. ### 13. Action item 560014 By Q1 2026, the Commission will launch the first round of matchmaking under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform focusing on the rare earth permanent magnets, battery and defence raw materials value chain. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 14. Digital dimension: no. ### 14. Action item 560015 As part of RESourceEU, the Commission proposes amending the CRMA to stimulate the supply chain diversification efforts of large market operators, in order to prevent dependence on single sources of supply. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 15. Digital dimension: no. ### 15. Action item 560016 The Commission is exploring incentives for diversification in the context of the revision of the Defence Procurement Directive and in the design of the Defence Readiness 2030 Flagship Projects. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 16. Digital dimension: no. ### 16. Action item 560017 By Q1 2026, the Commission and Member States will kick-off a first pilot on CRMs stockpiling. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 17. Digital dimension: no. ### 17. Action item 560018 From Q2 2026 and whenever necessary, the Commission will mobilise the IMERA toolbox to protect the internal market against supply disruptions on the CRM value chain. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 18. Digital dimension: no. ### 18. Action item 560019 By Q2 2026, the Commission will integrate CRMA Strategic Projects in the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation to increase control over foreign investment in strategic sectors. In parallel, the Commission and G7 partners will develop CRM standards-based markets built on environmental, social, governance, supply diversification and resilience criteria. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 19. Digital dimension: no. ### 19. Action item 560020 By Q2 2026, the Commission will develop a robust policy approach, including trade instruments, to react against non-market practices, such as price distortions, on the CRMs value chain. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 20. Digital dimension: no. ### 20. Action item 560022 EU diplomatic and economic tools in Team Europe context will also support the conclusions of contracts between EU and third countries companies Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 22. Digital dimension: no. ### 21. Action item 560023 The Commission will launch negotiations on a CRMs partnership with Brazil. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 23. Digital dimension: no. ### 22. Action item 560025 The Commission will enhance cooperation with Southern Neighbourhood, notably with the upcoming Action Plan of the Pact for the Mediterranean. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 25. Digital dimension: no. ### 23. Action item 560026 The Commission will leverage the G7 Critical Minerals Production Alliance to de-risk CRMs projects in the EU and in partner countries. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 26. Digital dimension: no. ### 24. Action item 560027 The Commission will follow up on shared commitment and strong push for diversification at G20 level, in the framework of the G20 Critical Minerals Framework. Provenance: source document doc-070, paragraph 27. Digital dimension: no. ## Referenced entries - [Advanced Materials Act]() — status: forthcoming. Europe’s competitiveness in the green and digital transitions will depend on its ability to develop, produce and deploy next-generation materials at scale. To achieve this, the Commission will propose an Advanced Materials Act establishing clear framework conditions for the entire value chain; from fundamental research and prototyping to manufacturing and market uptake. The Act will focus on accelerating industrialisation, de-risking private investment and securing resilient supply chains for materials critical to clean technologies, energy, defence and space. By providing a coherent strategic framework, it aims to reduce dependencies, boost technological sovereignty and position Europe as a global leader in advanced materials innovation. Source document doc-070, action item 560013: > By Q4 2026, the Commission will propose the Advanced Materials Act. - [Circular Economy Act (CEA)]() — status: forthcoming. The Act will create a true Single Market for waste and secondary raw materials, boosting supply and demand for quality recyclates at competitive prices. It will harmonise end-of-waste criteria, simplify and expand extended producer responsibility (including a one-stop producer registry), and revise e-waste rules to recover critical materials, while aligning with the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products framework. Public procurement criteria, incentives for scrap use, and digitalised demolition permits will accelerate circular design and recycling. Strong enforcement—including for e-commerce channels—will ensure compliance. Source document doc-070, action item 560010: > By Q3 2026, the Commission will propose measures to increase CRM recovery in the Circular Economy Act, including from e-waste. - [Team Europe]() — status: delivered. Aligns the EU, Member States, the EIB/EBRD, agencies and the private sector to act as one, pooling finance, expertise and diplomacy for maximum impact. Born during COVID-19, it is now the default delivery model for international partnerships and Global Gateway. It coordinates over 160 Team Europe Initiatives and mobilised €179 billion in 2021–2023, underpinned by instruments such as the €40 billion EFSD+ guarantee and regular Global Gateway business fora, with governance via a Board, Business Advisory Group, and a Civil Society & Local Authorities platform. By joining up investments, reforms and standards, Team Europe scales high-standard projects worldwide and strengthens EU strategic influence. Source document doc-070, action item 560022: > EU diplomatic and economic tools in Team Europe context will also support the conclusions of contracts between EU and third countries companies - [The Pact for the Mediterranean]() — status: delivered. The EU will forge a new pact with Southern Neighbourhood partners, building on the 2021 Agenda, with a strong digital pillar to deepen political engagement and cooperation. Priorities include secure connectivity under Global Gateway (most visibly the MEDUSA submarine cable linking the northern and southern shores and boosting regional capacity) alongside resilient cable and satellite links. Cooperation will use Trade & Technology-style dialogues, Cyber Dialogues, and association to Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, embedded in tailor-made Comprehensive and Strategic Partnerships (e.g. Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan). Work will advance trusted 5G/cable security, skills and innovation, and gradual policy harmonisation supporting integration with EU digital rules where relevant. Source document doc-070, action item 560025: > The Commission will enhance cooperation with Southern Neighbourhood, notably with the upcoming Action Plan of the Pact for the Mediterranean. ## Citing documents - [Battery booster strategy]() — status: delivered. Source document doc-081, action item 590004: > Implementing the RESourceEU action plan to accelerate the roll-out of projects along the battery raw materials supply chain. - [The 2026 Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report]() — status: not recorded. Source document doc-087, action item 610008: > The Commission is actively addressing vulnerabilities and strengthening the resilience of supply chains.The RESourceEU Action Plan tackles Europe’s overdependence on third country suppliers of critical raw materials. It also accelerates EU-relevant projects with the potential to reduce dependencies by up to 50% by 2029, mobilising up to EUR 3 bn in 2026 to this end. ## Current developments Latest updates from Digital Policy Alert and Global Trade Alert. No reviewed developments available; this does not establish that no developments exist. ## Associated policy priorities - [Infrastructure & Strategic Resources]() ## Broader policy context (shared priority; not a direct citation) - [Action Plan on Affordable Energy]() — status: delivered. The Affordable Energy Action Plan seeks to lower energy costs while supporting competitiveness, security and sustainability for households and businesses. Its actions cover electricity bills and supply, gas markets, energy efficiency, completion of the Energy Union, tripartite agreements for industry, security of supply and price-crisis preparedness. The Commission presented the plan as part of the Clean Industrial Deal, and says delivery also depends on measures by EU countries. - [Chips Act 2.0]() — status: in progress. The review will sharpen Europe’s semiconductor strategy for the AI era, addressing gaps in leading-edge capacity and ecosystem resilience. It will prioritise energy-efficient, secure AI chips; streamline State-aid pathways; improve monitoring of supply-chain vulnerabilities and technology-leakage risks; and better coordinate EU-national programmes. Leveraging the Chips Joint Undertaking and EuroHPC, it will back new fabs and advanced packaging lines and tie support to strategic projects. The review aligns with the AI Continent agenda (i.e. powering AI Factories and forthcoming Gigafactories and setting requirements for European AI semiconductors) within a renewed, more coherent EU funding framework. - [Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA)]() — status: in progress. This law will close Europe’s compute gap by tripling data-centre capacity within 5–7 years and meeting economy-wide needs by 2035, underpinning AI development and sovereign cloud services. It will harmonise cloud policy, set minimum criteria (including for a narrow set of highly critical use cases run on highly secure EU-based cloud), and streamline permitting, site designation and access to energy/water, ensuring geographically balanced rollout. The Act will spur R&I in resource-efficient data centres, enable targeted support consistent with State-aid rules, and complement AI Factories/Gigafactories and the Chips Act ecosystem. - [Digital Networks Act (DNA)]() — status: in progress. This law will build a true Single Market for connectivity by harmonising authorisations and spectrum policy, enabling cross-border services and a coordinated path to 6G. It modernises the telecom rulebook to spur investment in fibre, 5G and cloud/edge networks, integrates satellite services, and tackles market fragmentation that keeps Europe split into various national markets. It will streamline permits, clarify open-internet rules for innovative services, support copper switch-off and cloud-based network transformation, and target up to a 50% reduction in reporting burdens. A stronger EU governance model will replace patchwork oversight, boosting resilience, security and scale for operators and users. - [Electrification Action Plan]() — status: delivered. This plan will accelerate cost-effective, system-friendly electrification to lower energy costs, boost competitiveness and cut emissions. It tackles supply and demand across industry, transport and buildings, and will run in parallel with a Heating & Cooling Strategy. Delivery focuses on reliability and flexibility, expanding and digitalising grids, scaling storage and demand response, deepening cross-border integration, and encouraging new demand near clean generation. Policy levers will improve the electricity-to-fossil price ratio (i.e. energy taxation, network tariffs, removing non-energy charges) while mobilising financing, manufacturing capacity and skills along the value chain. Progress will be tracked using KPIs, including raising electricity’s share of final energy toward 32–33% by 2030. - [Energy Digitalisation Forum]() — status: forthcoming. EU digitalisation work on energy focuses on deploying digital solutions and European sovereign AI for grid optimisation, efficiency in buildings and industry, and demand-side flexibility. The strategic roadmap also addresses data centres' integration into the energy system and challenges linked to AI in critical infrastructure. It is accompanied by work on AI models for power grids and data sharing between energy and digital stakeholders. - [Energy Union Package]() — status: forthcoming. The EU will deepen its Energy Union to deliver affordable, clean energy through stronger governance and integration. Therefore, the Commission will launch an Energy Union Task Force, publish a White Paper on electricity-market integration, revise the Governance Regulation, and present a Clean Energy Investment Strategy, a Nuclear Illustrative Programme (PINC), and a Fusion Strategy. It will table an Electrification Action Plan, a Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector, and a Heating & Cooling Strategy to accelerate electrification, flexibility and efficiency. A revised energy-security framework will enhance stability and resilience, informed by lessons from the energy crisis. - [EU Critical Raw Materials Centre]() — status: forthcoming. The EU will establish the Platform to aggregate industrial demand, coordinate tenders, and secure diversified supplies for strategic value chains. Building on AggregateEU and complementing the Critical Raw Materials Act, the platform will align procurement across sectors, lower transaction costs for SMEs, and leverage EU and national de-risking tools. A dedicated EU Critical Raw Materials Centre will provide the purchasing backbone, organising joint buying for interested firms with Member States, coordinating strategic stockpiles, monitoring supply chains, and designing financial products for upstream projects in the EU and partner countries. - [EU Framework for Simplified Cross-Border Energy Data Exchange]() — status: forthcoming. The Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector, adopted by the Commission on 3 June 2026, lists as a flagship action the establishment of an EU framework for simplified cross-border energy data exchange for smart energy services and AI model training. The Commission says the core challenge is the absence of a coherent EU approach for trusted, cross-border energy data exchange. It says it will coordinate actions to streamline and simplify energy-specific data exchange in order to support cross-border smart energy services and sovereign AI, and that better exchange of energy data can help activate flexibility from electric vehicles, heat pumps, batteries and controllable demand. The roadmap says the work will build on stakeholder recommendations on data exchange for smart energy services published on 20 May. - [EU Open Internet Stack]() — status: not recorded. The Open Internet Stack Initiative will fund development of end-user applications and underlying technologies for European sovereign digital commons. It has over €40 million dedicated within two Horizon Europe calls worth €307.3 million under the 'Digital, Industry and Space' cluster. The calls also support trustworthy AI, data services, robotics, quantum technologies, photonics and virtual worlds. Businesses, public administrations, academia and other entities from Member States and partner countries can apply until 15 April 2026. - [EU Space Act]() — status: in progress. The law will establish a single, harmonised regulatory framework for the safety, resilience, and environmental sustainability of space activities across the Union. It aims to overcome the fragmentation caused by 13 divergent national space laws across Europe, ensuring a predictable internal market for space services and space-based data. The Act introduces uniform authorisation and registration rules, tailored cybersecurity and debris-mitigation obligations, and a common environmental footprint methodology. By providing legal certainty and reducing regulatory complexity, it will strengthen the competitiveness of EU space operators, foster innovation in the New Space sector, and position Europe as a global standard-setter in space governance. - [EuroHPC Amendment for AI Gigafactories and Quantum]() — status: in progress. Proposed changes to the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking would provide a legal basis for AI Gigafactories and broaden its quantum remit. The facilities would support the development, training and deployment of large AI models for researchers, public-sector users, start-ups and industry, subject to access conditions. The quantum provisions cover research, innovation, infrastructure, skills, industrial capability, competence centres and links with classical high-performance computing. - [European Critical Communication System (EUCCS)]() — status: forthcoming. The Commission will propose legislation to interconnect Member States’ next-generation critical communications used by police, civil protection, emergency medical, border and security authorities. EUCCS will set harmonised requirements for operational mobility, strong resilience and strategic autonomy, enabling secure cross-border voice/data, priority services and roaming, including satellite back-up via IRIS². It will modernise national systems, ensure interoperability and encrypted communications, and support crisis coordination from terrorism to large-scale disasters. Governance will link with the Preparedness Union’s all-hazards approach and ERCC, with EU-funded pilots building capabilities using European providers. - [European Grids Package]() — status: delivered. The European Grid Package will fast-track expansion and modernisation of transmission and distribution networks, deepening market integration and lowering bills. It streamlines TEN-E, accelerates permitting — including environmental assessments — and mandates integrated, cross-border planning with effective cost-sharing, focusing on interconnectors and distribution grids. It prioritises digitalisation, flexibility and efficient use of existing assets, while increasing visibility of manufacturing supply needs. An EIB “grids manufacturing package” (≈€1.5 bn) will underpin EU component capacity, and an “Energy Highways” effort will tackle critical bottlenecks. Together, the measures unlock renewables and storage, strengthen security of supply, and support electrification at least cost. - [European Tech Sovereignty / Open-Source Strategy]() — status: delivered. The EU Open Source Strategy positions open source as a component of European technological sovereignty, especially for public administrations. It seeks to reduce dependency on single vendors and lock-in, while making digital assets easier to discover, reuse and maintain. Planned work includes procurement guidance, operational guidance for open assets, support for open-source bodies and networks, collaboration on key shared assets, and common repository security baselines. - [Smart Meter Regulation]() — status: forthcoming. EU requirements for smart meters are intended to give consumers timely access to consumption data and dynamic electricity-price contracts, while helping networks manage changing supply and demand. The Commission has established interoperability requirements and procedures for non-discriminatory, transparent data access to support customer switching, retail competition and consumer choice. Smart meters also give network operators better information for investment planning and infrastructure management. - [Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector]() — status: delivered. The roadmap would connect digitalisation and AI with energy-system performance, data-centre integration and security. It proposes a model tripartite agreement for data centres, an EU rating scheme, smart-grid indicators, greater smart-meter coverage and AI models for grid management and permitting. It also envisages a framework for cross-border energy-data exchange, risk assessment for solar installations, an Energy Digitalisation Forum, a Fuel Observatory and a Better Energy Data initiative. - [Vision for the European Space Economy]() — status: delivered. Vision for the European Space Economy proposes common technical standards, more coordinated single-market procedures and assistance for operators complying with EU rules. Delivered through the EU Space Act, measures include support for space-traffic-management services, mutual recognition of rules with third countries and strengthened space research and innovation. A long-term plan addresses multi-source supply for 47 identified critical space technologies, alongside updated roadmaps intended to strengthen the security and resilience of EU satellite and space infrastructure. --- [Reading guide and interpretation notes]() · [Methodology]()