Europe

The European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on the supply of critical minerals needed for key industries including defence. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a Strategic Partnership for Critical Minerals in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington. Rubio stated ahead of the signing that the awareness and commitment to the European Union shows “the importance of supply chains and critical minerals to the success of our economies, and to our national security.” Rubio highlighted that the over-concentration of…

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