EU vows to tackle 'blood minerals' in raw materials plan

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The European Commission is expected to table plans by spring aimed at ensuring that European companies get better access to raw materials around the world, amid calls for greater traceability of imported minerals from African countries.

The communication, which was initially expected to be adopted on Wednesday (26 January) but has since been postponed, aims to ensure better access to raw materials on world markets for European companies.