Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy is a member of European Parliament from the Netherlands, and  primarily active in the field of environment, climate, energy and also resources. In 2011 he was rapporteur on the roadmap for resource efficiency. In this interview mr. Gerbrandy explains the European policy on raw materials.

Main take aways

• The European policy on raw materials is based on a social and environmental sustainable, and a secure supply, and based on more reuse of raw materials.
• The foreign policy on raw materials is based on trade agreements that contain deals on a secure and sustainable supply.
• For now, the priority on raw materials is based on environmental concerns.