By Ryan Harrison and Cynthia Kroet ( September 8, 2026, 09:21 GMT | Insight) -- Cuts to development funding, fragmented financing and the EU’s slow, demanding approach to projects could weaken the bloc’s ability to secure critical raw materials and make it a less attractive partner than China for resource-rich countries, the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies said in a study on Tuesday.The EU should better connect its foreign development spending with efforts to secure critical raw materials, or risk failing to turn partnerships with mineral-producing countries into viable projects, a study published Tuesday said....
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