Dombrovskis: If there’s ‘political will’ there’s a way to a minerals deal

The European Union and the U.S. have nearly resolved their differences on the substance of a trade agreement on critical minerals, the bloc’s trade minister said on Thursday, contending that the most significant remaining obstacle to a deal was “political.” “If there is political will, we definitely should be able to conclude the critical minerals agreement,” European Commission Executive Vice President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters in Washington, adding that “substance-wise, we are almost there.” Dombrovskis, who is...