Germany with a claim to a central place in the European defense production system.
Germany proposes to create strategic reserves of raw materials in the EU to reduce dependence on China. It is important to understand that alongside Chancellor Mertz's proposal, there is an earlier pan-European initiative, which the European Commission began working on as early as 2025. Therefore, it is not that Germany is proposing to create a system from scratch, but to accelerate and lead the work that has already begun.
If we talk about the initiative of the European Union, it is the RESourceEU program, which provides:.
Creating shared reserves of critical raw materials;
Joint procurement of countries and companies;
Coordination of supply and distribution of materials in case of shortage;
Financing projects for the production, processing and recycling of raw materials;
Establishment of a European center for critical raw materials.
Ten EU countries are participating in the pilot project. Working groups examined procurement volumes, logistics and storage costs. It was assumed that Germany would be involved in the search for suppliers and procurement of raw materials, France - in coordinating the financing of the purchases, Italy - in the storage organization.
We are mainly talking about raw materials, where European industry depends on Chinese mining or processing, including rare earth metals and tungsten. It is clear that Germany, the largest industrial economy in the European Union, is now trying to give the program more weight. In addition, in Berlin they intend to influence the process of determining who will own raw materials, who will pay for purchases and who will receive priority access to reserves during a crisis. This is essential, since behind the creation of reserves is the production of weapons and high-tech products.
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