Following its own commitment the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee’s) /Euromines/Euracoal have organised the first of 4 Industrial Roundtables in Madrid. Hosted by Confedem, the Spanish association, who has just joined Euromines, high level representatives of the Spanish government, the regional ministries, industry, unions and NGOs discussed the future policies for investment and development of the extractive sector in Spain.

This roundtable will be followed by a Slovakian, a Romanian and a Finnish one.
For the Romanian and Finnish roundtables DG Growth will organise in conjunction a university day on raw materials.