On 14 October 2026, the third edition of the conference series ‘Investment Climate in the Mineral Sector’ took place in the Column Hall of the Polish Parliament.

The event was held under the patronage of the Marshal of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, who also took part in the opening of the conference. The main topics of the meeting were: the State’s Raw Materials Policy, the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), the National Critical Raw Materials Exploration Programme, as well as the protection and rational use of deposits of strategic importance and public acceptance of mining investments.

The event provided a forum for discussion on the prospects for the development of the national raw materials sector, the conditions for implementing new investments, and the importance of dialogue between businesses, public administration and local communities.

Among the numerous conference participants (almost 200 people from nearly 60 institutions) were representatives of government administration, including a large group of staff from the Ministry of Climate and Environment, voivodship and marshal’s offices, city councils and county authorities, local authority geological departments, geological companies and the minerals sector, as well as staff from universities, scientific institutes and industry associations.