U.S.-EU critical minerals agreement ‘not foreseen’ at trade and tech summit

LEUVEN, BELGIUM – The U.S. and the European Union are unlikely to finalize a critical minerals agreement before the close of the sixth U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council ministerial on Friday, a senior European Commission official said on Wednesday. A draft version of the TTC joint statement obtained by Inside U.S. Trade included bracketed language stating that the two parties would either announce an “agreement in principle” or “continuing negotiations” at the TTC meeting here this week. But the...