@techreport{c3796cd3232345e4bd0c1b372d255e51,
title = "The position of the EU in global mineral interactions: POLINARES Working Paper n. 70; December 2012",
abstract = "This paper aims to provide an overview of the current status of EU non-energy raw materials policy and subsequent attempts by the EU to address risks and challenges in order to increase the potential for long-term enhancement. Previous POLINARES Workpackages had identified certain risks and challenges to the EU accessibility of natural resources, with security of supply identified as a significant threat to continued EU competitiveness. This paper builds upon these findings by examining the reasons for its evolvement into its current state, and investigating existing EU institutional capabilities (or lack thereof), specifically with regard to non-energy raw materials policy. The paper further examines the policy responses that aims to address those challenges, and the proposed introduction of a common EU mineral policy. Active internal relations between the EU Member States, as well as active external relations with certain strategic raw material producing regions, is emphasized as crucial prerequisites for the successful implementation of such a policy initiative. Mechanisms, such as regional development cooperation and collaboration are briefly reviewed as to lay a foundation for further detailed discussions in the subsequent case studies in Chapter 5.",
keywords = "European Union (EU), security of supply, Natural Resources, Mineral resources, Policy",
author = "Leon Gerber",
note = "The project is funded under Socio-economic Sciences & Humanities grant agreement no. 224516 and is led by the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee and includes the following partners: University of Dundee, Clingendael International Energy Programme, Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ENERDATA, Raw Materials Group, University of Westminster, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Gulf Research Centre Foundation, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, Osrodek Studiow Wschodnich ",
year = "2012",
month = dec,
language = "English",
series = "POLINARES Work Package",
publisher = "European Commission European Research Area",
number = "D5.1",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "European Commission European Research Area",
}