{"id":8726,"date":"2026-05-13T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akbn.gov.al\/?p=8726"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:31:43","slug":"akbn-participates-in-the-annual-dialogue-on-critical-and-strategic-raw-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/akbn-participates-in-the-annual-dialogue-on-critical-and-strategic-raw-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"AKBN participates in the Annual Dialogue on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The National Agency of Natural Resources (AKBN) took part in the\u00a0<b>Annual Dialogue on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials<\/b>, under the theme\u00a0<i>\u201cFrom Strategy to Action: CRM Albania in the Era of the Green Transition\u201d<\/i>. The event was organized by the Regional Innovation Center for Raw Materials of EIT RawMaterials in Albania, in cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akbn.gov.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akbn.gov.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>This important forum brought together representatives from the Albanian Government, the European Union, technical and academic institutions, the mining industry, and international partners. Discussions focused on the growing importance of critical raw materials for Albania\u2019s economic development and European integration, as well as the need for strengthened institutional and international cooperation.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akbn.gov.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akbn.gov.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>In his remarks, AKBN\u2019s Executive Director, Mr. Genci T\u00ebrpo, emphasized the Agency\u2019s commitment to fostering sustainable investments and collaboration with all stakeholders engaged in the field of critical raw materials. He underlined AKBN\u2019s readiness to play an active role in implementing both national and European strategies, thereby contributing to the green transition and the sustainable development of the mining sector.<\/div>\n<div>During the event, two key documents were presented:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Roadmap on the potential of critical and strategic raw materials in Albania \u2013 Phase 1<\/b>, which includes an assessment of mineral resources such as chromium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth elements, vanadium, and titanium.<\/li>\n<li><b>Strategic Framework for the Development of the Mining Sector 2026\u20132040<\/b>, outlining the long-term vision for the sustainable exploitation, processing, and recycling of the country\u2019s mineral resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akbn.gov.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akbn.gov.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"749\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Agency of Natural Resources (AKBN) took part in the\u00a0Annual Dialogue on Critical and Strategic Raw Materials, under the theme\u00a0\u201cFrom Strategy to Action: CRM Albania in the Era of the Green Transition\u201d. The event was organized by the Regional Innovation Center for Raw Materials of EIT RawMaterials in Albania, in cooperation with the Ministry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":8730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,105,77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-njoftime-en","category-publikime-en","category-slider-eng"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8731,"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8726\/revisions\/8731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akbn.bota.business\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}