The European Union’s biggest economies – Germany, France, and Italy – will lead the bloc’s efforts to build stockpiles of critical minerals to reduce dependence on China, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Wednesday. Germany will be responsible for overseeing the sourcing of the critical minerals, France will take charge of helping secure financing for the EU’s purchases, and Italy will oversee the storage of the key metals and minerals, sources who attended a meeting with EU officials in December…
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