Brussels, 20 November 2014: Today at the Non-Energy Extractive Industry Panel Conference, Euromines presented its position paper: “Minerals Industry Contribution to Sustainable Development”. In the document, Euromines' members highlight the importance of needing a healthy industrial market within the EU, what the mining industry needs to answer the new European Commissioner’s call for increased investment in the EU and what the mining industry needs to be realise its potential to be a contributor to European recovery over the long-term.
Europe 2020 articulates an aim to return Europe to its leading role in industrial production. Raw materials are essential to Europe’s survival as one of the world’s leading economies. The mining industry has invested heavily in the EU in recent years and has the potential to contribute further to the 2020 strategy through development of new projects and extensions to existing ones.
The following action points summarize the needs of the industry in order to be able to deliver its full potential in enabling the reindustrialization of Europe and the realisation of the EU2020 Strategy:
Therefore, the extractive industry especially welcomes the plans of the European Commission – President Jean-Claude Juncker that reindustrialization, smart regulation, economic growth and job creation will be of paramount importance during the next 5 years.
Minerals Industry Contribution to Sustainable Development - Manifesto
For more information please contact: Veronika Sochorova (Communication Manager Euromines) sochorova@euromines.be, or visit: www.euromines.org.