ARGENTINA Annual Action Plan 2025 - Sustainable raw materials value chains between the EU and Argentina

About this project

SummaryThe context of the Action is the EU-Argentina Critical Raw Materials Memorandum of Understanding and the concretization of its Roadmap of activities. It seeks to leverage and support the priorities of the national Government and the provinces to transform Argentina¿s mining sector into a sustainable and high-performing economic driver, and the EU¿s ambition to promote responsible and resilient CRM supply chains that deliver mutual benefits for both Argentina and the EU. At the same time, it seeks to cater to the priorities of the EU private sector.Recent development of the mining regions hold the potential to further strengthen the EU-Argentina partnership, given Argentina¿s strong potential in the supply of lithium, copper, and potentially rare earth elements. These resources are critical for the EU¿s green and digital transitions, industrial resilience, and geopolitical autonomy. The resources also hold the potential to create new jobs in Argentina, offering economic and social development to a region broadly marginalised from the EU¿s industrial value chains.The Action aims to play a catalyst role for private sector investment into critical raw materials projects (¿EU-Argentina CRM Catalyst¿) focussing on the development of CRM projects in Argentina that are of strategic interest to the EU. The ultimate aim is to contribute to secure sustainable, resilient, and responsible supply chains that are mutually beneficial for Argentina and the EU. Its implementation will…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Argentina

Sectors

Public sector policy and administrative managementMineral/mining policy and administrative managementBusiness policy and administration

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-63177.

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