Critical Raw Materials Act

Latest decisions

1. Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act

   ✦ AI The proposal amends Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 on critical raw materials, for example by having the Commission set cut-off dates for Strategic Project calls at least twice per year and by strengthening data collection and monitoring across the value chain. Parliament adopted its position on the law at first reading, which means it has set out where it stands and will need to agree with the Council before the law is final. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal, and instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

   Economy & single market

   20 Oct 2026 · New laws · report by Mohammed Chahim · 1st reading · 2 ballots · voted 13:12 · A-10-2026-0265 · 2025/0385

   Adopted 470–83–108 · by a large majority
2. Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act

   Economy & single marketTrade & customs

   9 Jul 2026 · New laws · committee report · 1st reading · 2 ballots · A-10-2026-0192 · 2025/0385

   Adopted no count published
3. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions

   ✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on tackling China's export restrictions on rare earth elements and permanent magnets, which it sees as coercive and a serious escalation of trade tensions. The text urges the EU not to make concessions to China in exchange for relaxing the restrictions and to build leverage using pressure points where China depends on EU goods and technologies. It also calls for reducing demand for virgin rare earths, boosting recycling, and funding research into substitutes to strengthen EU resilience.

   Economy & single marketTrade & customsForeign affairs

   10 Jul 2025 · Resolutions · joint motion · 17 ballots · voted 13:16 · RC-10-2025-0324 · 2025/2800

   Adopted 523–75–14 · by an overwhelming majority

Dossiers involved · latest vote first

1. 2025/0385 Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act 20 Oct 2026 · 2 votes
2. 2025/2800 Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions 10 Jul 2025 · 1 vote

Who backs what

How each group's majority voted on the 2 most recent final roll-call votes about Critical Raw Materials Act.

With the result = share of these votes where the group's position matched the outcome (For an adopted text, Against a rejected one). The other columns count the votes by the group's position; Split = no position had a majority among its members. Non-attached members have no group line.

The latest final votes, group by group

Each group's majority position: For, Against, Abstained, or Split. — = the group did not vote.

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