Kiri

Mr Jürgen Ligi

Minister for Finance of Estonia

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussels, Belgique/BELGÏE – Tel. +32 2299 11 11

Brussels,

Dear Minister,

Following up on the latest conclusions from the European Council, the European Commission

is taking an important step to strengthen the resilience, sustainability and competitiveness of

Europe’s value chains. With the adoption of Resource-EU, we want to ensure reliable access to

critical raw materials that are indispensable for our clean industrial transition, defence and

energy security, and for preserving high-quality industrial jobs across the Union.

The success of Resource-EU will depend on our collective ability to accelerate investments in

extraction, processing, recycling and substitution projects across the Member States, as well as

in supporting demand diversification away from single sources of supply. The EU-level

instruments will provide important support, through the mobilisation of InvestEU, the

Innovation Fund and Horizon Europe. Yet, they can only deliver their full impact if they are

complemented by national measures.

I therefore kindly encourage you to mobilise national funding to support the supply and the

demand in critical raw materials. Resources from the Recovery and Resilience Facility,

cohesion policy, in particular the European Regional Development Fund, following the mid-

term review, as well as other national financial instruments, can and should be used. These

efforts can be further supported by the recently adopted Clean Industrial Deal State Aid

Framework.

The allocations committed under the NATO 2025 Hague Declaration can and should also be

mobilised to directly support projects and offtake arrangements that are contributing to resilient

value chains in dual use and defence industries. Such combined efforts will help unlock high-

quality projects, crowd in private capital, and reinforce Europe’s long-term competitiveness.

We stand ready to work hand in hand with your administration to ensure full alignment between

EU and national instruments, and to coordinate the deployment of funding as strategic projects

move forward. Together, we can secure the strategic autonomy of Europe’s industry and provide

predictable conditions for investors.

I thank you in advance for your cooperation and commitment, and I look forward to continuing

close collaboration in implementing Resource-EU.

Yours faithfully,

Stéphane Séjourné

Electronically signed on 03/12/2025 13:29 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

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From: JANNES Pauline (VDL2-CA-04) <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 4:50 PM Cc: Esindus EL juures üldaadress <[email protected]> Subject: Le er of EVP Sejourné to EU Finance Ministers - Resource-EU - Ares(2025)10652318 Dear Ambassador, Dear colleagues On behalf of Bertrand L’Huillier Head of Cabinet, I hereby transmit a le er to Mr Jürgen Ligi, Minister of Finances signed by Execu ve Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné in charge of Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, regarding the adop on of Resource EU . We would be grateful if you could confirm receipt of this message and transmit this correspondence to the addressee. Many thanks, with kind regards Pauline JANNES Assistant to the Head of Cabinet Bertrand L’Huillier European Commission Cabinet of Stéphane Séjourné , Execu ve Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy BERL - 12/207 B-1049 Brussels/Belgium +32 229 63743 [email protected]

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Jürgen Ligi

Rahandusminister

Rahandusministeerium

04.12.2025 nr 10.1-13/1174-1

Austatud minister

Edastame Teile Euroopa Komisjoni juhtiva asepresidendi Stéphane Séjourné 03.12.2025 kirja

nr Ares(2025)10652318 (adoption of Resource EU).

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Tiiu Noobel +32 2227 4337 [email protected]