Secure and stable access to critical raw materials (CRMs) is essential to advancing the EU’s clean energy transition and strengthening its strategic autonomy and resilience.
Ukraine has geological potential in selected CRMs relevant to the EU’s clean energy transition. Turning this potential into credible cooperation requires prioritisation, reliable data, clear rules, and a clear roadmap, especially under current wartime constraints. This was the subject of our analysis.
The EU is strengthening its CRM policy and financing toolbox, including through the Critical Raw Materials Act, and expanding cooperation with like-minded partners. This opens a policy window to align a focused pipeline of Ukrainian projects with EU supply-chain needs.
Our report argues that Ukraine’s contribution to the diversification of EU CRM supply chains is likely to be targeted rather than transformative.
The discussion will focus on how to translate geological potential into a focused pipeline of bankable projects for cooperation with the EU, while identifying which enabling steps can realistically be taken now in Ukraine and where more value-added processing may become feasible over time.
During the discussion, we aim to identify key priority actions for 2026-2027 and a shortlist of criteria for selecting CRM projects most relevant for cooperation with the EU.
During the event, we will address the following questions:
- Which Ukrainian CRMs are most relevant to the EU clean energy transition today, and which remain medium-term opportunities?
- Under wartime conditions, what are the main bottlenecks preventing Ukrainian CRM projects from reaching EU markets, and which should be addressed first?
- Which actions should Ukraine and EU partners prioritise by 2027 in order to build a focused but credible project pipeline?
- Which EU tools can support this pathway?
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AGENDA:
10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks: Why Ukraine Could Matter for EU CRM Supply Chains
- Vladyslav Mikhnych, Director, Kyiv Energy and Climate Lab
10:05-10:15 Presentation of the key findings from the report - Ukraine’s CRMs for the EU Clean Energy Transition. Bridging Potential and Reality
- Danylo Moiseienko, Analyst, European Programme, Forum Energii/Green Deal Ukraїna
10:15-11:00 Panel discussion: Ukrainian and European Perspectives on CRM Cooperation
- Bogdan Zawadewicz, Head of Geopolitical Risk Analysis, BGK - Polish Development Bank
- Andrii Ursta, General manager for the organization of advisory services in the field of energy market development, DiXi Group
- Ksenia Orynchak, CEO, National Association of Extractive Industry of Ukraine
- Tetiana Dzhumurat, Principal Banker (Natural Resources), EBRD
- Moderator: Alexander Sicheneder, Energy Policy Advisor at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
11:00-11:25 Q&A Session
11:25-11:30 Closing Remarks
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Green Deal Ukraïna (GDU) is a 4-year project, initiated and coordinated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), and funded by the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). The project is a trilateral collaboration between Germany, Ukraine and Poland. Project coordination group Associate project partners are organisations that are actively involved in the project: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Forum Energii, DiXi Group, Eco Action. More information about the project you can find at: https://greendealukraina.org/