I-European Union (i-EU) ithathe izinyathelo ezibalulekile ekunciphiseni ukuthembela kwayo eShayina ngebhethri kanyeiphaneli yelangaIzinto zokwakha. Lesi sinyathelo siza njengoba i-EU ifuna ukuhlukanisa ukuphakelwa kwayo kwezinto zokwakha ezifana ne-lithium ne-silicon, ngesinqumo sakamuva sePhalamende laseYurophu sokunciphisa imithetho eqinile yokumba.

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, iShayina ibilokhu idlala indima evelele ekukhiqizweni kwezinto zebhethri kanye nephaneli yelanga. Lokhu kubusa kuphakamise ukukhathazeka phakathi kwabenzi bezinqubomgomo ze-EU, abakhathazekile ngokuphazamiseka okungenzeka eketangeni lokuhlinzeka. Ngenxa yalokho, i-EU ibilokhu ifuna ngenkuthalo izindlela zokunciphisa ukuthembela kwayo eShayina nokuqinisekisa ukuhlinzekwa okuzinzile nokuphephile kwalezi zinto ezibalulekile.

Isinqumo sePhalamende laseYurophu sokunciphisa imithetho eqinile yokwemba sibonakala njengesinyathelo esibalulekile ekufezeni lo mgomo. Lesi sinyathelo sihlose ukususa izithiyo zomthetho eziye zaphazamisa ukusebenza kwezezimayini ngaphakathi kwe-EU, okwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukukhipha izinto zokusetshenziswa ezifana ne-lithium ne-silicon ngaphakathi kwezwe. Ngokunciphisa imithetho eqinile, i-EU inethemba lokukhuthaza imisebenzi yezezimayini zasekhaya, ngaleyo ndlela inciphise ukuthembela kwayo ekuthengeni okuvela eShayina.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-EU ihlola imithombo ehlukile yalezi zinto ezingaphandle kweShayina. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nokukhuthaza ubudlelwano namanye amazwe acebile nge-lithium kanye ne-silicon reserves. I-EU ibilokhu ixoxisana namazwe afana ne-Australia, iChile, ne-Argentina, aziwa ngamadiphozithi awo amaningi e-lithium. Lokhu kubambisana kungasiza ekuqinisekiseni uchungechunge lokunikezwa oluhlukahlukene, kuncishiswe ubungozi be-EU kunoma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka okuvela ezweni elilodwa.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-EU ibilokhu itshala imali ngenkuthalo kumaphrojekthi ocwaningo nentuthuko ahlose ukuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe bebhethri nokuthuthukisa ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezihlukile. Uhlelo lwe-EU lwe-Horizon Europe lunikeze imali enkulu kumaphrojekthi agxile kubuchwepheshe bebhethri obuqhubekayo nobusha. Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuhlose ukukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwezinto ezintsha ezingancikile kakhulu eShayina futhi ezinobungani nemvelo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-EU ibilokhu ihlola izindlela zokuthuthukisa ukuphinda kusetshenziswe kanye nemikhuba yomnotho ojikelezayo wezinto zebhethri kanye nephaneli yelanga. Ngokusebenzisa imithetho eqinile yokuphinda kusetshenziswe futhi nokukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kabusha kwalezi zinto, i-EU ihlose ukunciphisa isidingo sokumba ngokweqile kanye nokukhiqizwa okuyinhloko.

Imizamo ye-EU yokunciphisa ukuthembela kwayo eShayina ezintweni zebhethri kanye nephaneli yelanga ithole ukwesekwa okuvela kubabambiqhaza abahlukahlukene. Amaqembu ezemvelo ayamukele lesi sinyathelo, njengoba sihambisana nokuzibophezela kwe-EU ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokuguqukela emnothweni oluhlaza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amabhizinisi ngaphakathi kwemikhakha yebhethri kanye nephaneli yelanga ye-EU aveze ithemba, njengoba uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka oluhlukahlukene kakhulu lungaholela ekuzinzeni okukhulu kanye nezindleko ezingase zinciphise.

Kodwa-ke, izinselele zisekhona kulolu shintsho. Ukuthuthukisa imisebenzi yezimayini zasekhaya kanye nokusungula ubudlelwano namanye amazwe kuzodinga ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezinsiza kanye nokuxhumana. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthola ezinye izinto ezihlala isikhathi eside nezisebenziseka kahle kwezentengiselwano nakho kungaba yinselele.

Noma kunjalo, ukuzibophezela kwe-EU ekunciphiseni ukuthembela kwayo eShayina ezintweni zebhethri nezamaphaneli elanga kubonisa ushintsho olukhulu endleleni yayo yokuphepha kwezinsizakusebenza. Ngokubeka phambili izimayini zasekhaya, ukuhlukanisa uchungechunge lwayo lokuhlinzeka, ukutshala imali ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni, kanye nokukhuthaza imikhuba yokuvuselela kabusha, i-EU ihlose ukuqinisekisa ikusasa eliphephile nelizinzile lomkhakha wayo wamandla ahlanzekile okhulayo.