The meetings of the EuroGeoSurveys Mineral Resources Expert Group (MREG) and the Mineral Resources Work Package were held in Lisbon in October in the framework of the Geological Service for Europe (GSEU) project. The meeting was attended by Dr Klemen Teran, Dr Meta Dobnikar and Snježana Miletić. They presented the concepts of the national critical minerals research programmes in the Member States and the progress made in the establishment of the EU ICE SRM Centre of Excellence under the GSEU project, and discussed with partners the EU ICE SRM Work Programme for 2025.