Wars, climate change, environmental degradation, cyber attacks: It is a whole series of dangers that the EU Commission lists in a new plan. In order to be able to counter all these dangers more quickly and more effectively, the EU countries should Larger stocks of important raw materials, but also of components for infrastructure such as electricity networks add. The plan over which the daily newspaper Financial Times Even before the publication reports, Europe should be overall safer, especially crisis festival make.
Get special importance Raw materials for the production of high-tech electronics components are necessary. For many of these raw materials, including the Rare earthshat China a global supremacy, If not a monopoly. A lack of deliveries, such as a political crisis, could Construction of modern weapons systems, power plants, or the expansion of power networks. In contrast, the EU countries should provide for generous reserves together by creating generous reserves. The EU Commission wants to accelerate the production of important raw materials and minerals anyway Europe also difficult in this area is advised. The corresponding Expansion plans If already exist, the practical implementation is-also due to strict environmental protection requirements-in many places decades need.
The EU Commission also ensures other important supplies for Europe. In the current plans, food, medication and even radioactive Fuel for nuclear power plants listed. For many medications, for example Antibiotic, Europe is now almost entirely dependent on China, or India. The fuel for the nuclear power plants, for example in the Great Nuclear Strom power France, Regardless of war and sanctions, comes from Russia.