European Commission Reaches Political Agreement ON the Critical Raw Materials Act
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION REACHES POLITICAL AGREEMENT ON THE CRITICAL
RAW MATERIALS ACT
November 14, 2023
Toronto, Ontario
Euro Sun Mining Inc., (TSX: ESM) (“ Euro Sun ” or the “ Company”) is pleased to
announce that the European Commission (the “ Commission”) has reached a political
agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Act (the “Act”). The Act represents a significant
milestone in ensuring the European Union’s (“ EU’s”) access to secure, diversified,
affordable and sustainable supply of critical raw materials , and in particular, Euro Sun is
pleased to announce that copper has been deemed both a strategic raw material and
critical raw material.
The Act seeks to increase domestic EU capacities for critical raw materials along the
supply chain by identifying strategic projects that would benefit more streamlined, faster
and more efficient permitting procedures as well as facilitated access to finance .
Furthermore, the Act specifies that the EU should have the capacity to extract 10%,
process 40%, and recycle 25% of its annual consumption of strategic raw materials by
2030. The Act will also require m onitoring of critical raw materials supply chains, and an
obligation for large companies to perform risk assessments of their supply chains.
The Act will now be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council for formal
approval. Commenting on the political agreement of the Act, Mr. Grant Sboros, Chief
Executive Officer of Euro Sun, said “We welcome the passing of the Act and applaud the
EU’s recognition of the importance of increasing domestic production of critical materials,
in particular copper. Euro Sun believes the Rovina Valley Project is a perfect candidate
for the Act given that it is situated in Romania and its sizable copper deposits. We look
forward to working with the government of Romania to streamline the permitting and
financing of the Rovina Valley Project under the Act.”
About Euro Sun Mining Inc.
Euro Sun is a Toronto Stock Exchange listed mining company focused on the exploration and
development of its 100%-owned Rovina Valley gold and copper project located in west-central
Romania, which hosts the second largest gold deposit in Europe.
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statements regarding the formal approval of the Act; acceptance of the Rovina Valley Project
as a strategic project under the act; adoption of the Act by the Romanian government and
anticipated benefits to permitting and financing of the Rovina Valley Project under the Act .
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