Fiala: Czechia can contribute to EU energy security with lithium

Czechia has a unique opportunity with lithium to contribute to the energy security of the country and the whole of Europe, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday afternoon near the deposit at Cínovec in Teplice, north Bohemia.

He made the comment on a stop on his way to Dresden, where he is due to meet Saxon Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer. The two are set to sign a memorandum on cooperation on projects of strategic importance, including the extraction of strategic raw materials such as lithium.

Cínovec boasts Europe's largest deposit of lithium, which the European Union has classified as a critical material.