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Who owns EU mineral resources?

Mineral resources within the EU are typically owned and regulated by individual member states, not the EU itself. The EU's role is to coordinate and support projects that benefit the bloc as a whole, often through funding and policy frameworks. This means the 46 projects will be in specific countries, but with EU backing.

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