Tsahkna: European funding for Silmet must include a deadline to end its dependence on Russian raw materials

Europe must end its strategic industries’ dependence on Russian raw materials and set clear deadlines for doing so, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stressed. “Together with the European Commission, we will set a clear deadline for NPM Silmet to phase out Russian raw materials,” said Tsahkna. The Commission’s decision today to select Silmet’s development project, Silmet 2.0, as one of 46 new strategic projects of the European Union will give the company a significant boost in accelerating the necessary changes.