On 23 January, Commissioner Thierry Breton met with representatives from European public and commercial financial institutions and international financial institutions to discuss the financing of projects supporting the critical raw materials (CRM) value chain. The event was co-hosted with EIB Vice President Ambroise Fayolle. The primary goal was to discuss the opportunities and obstacles that exist today in financing critical raw materials projects along the entire value chain in the EU and third countries and to obtain input also in view of the preparation of the Critical Raw Materials act. CRM are key for the green transition.