Brussels focuses on Canary Islands minerals that Spain has not yet exploited and Rabat claims

The EU will oblige states to create exploitation plans that identify all possible raw materials to be extracted

The European Commission has put a stop to the 27 member countries to develop national plans that require the incorporation of all types of critical minerals essential for the energy transition. There is a clear mandate from Brussels: by 2030, 10% of critical raw materials must come from the European Union. A scenario that splashes the lithium of Extremadura, the cobalt of Cordoba, the tungsten of Castilla y León… and also, according to sources in the sector, those who are on Mount Tropic, a seamount rich in raw materials and located in the Canary Islands, although under the eternal gaze of Rabat, which claims it as part of its territory, is underlined in red.

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