Critical raw materials
Dutch defense minister warns of Chinese spying threat
Beijing’s espionage on Dutch semiconductors and other high-tech areas is “intensifying,” Ruben Brekelmans tells Reuters at Shangri-La Dialogue security forum.
EU to Africa: No more free cash
Trump-Ukraine minerals deal gets green light from parliament in Kyiv
Trump talks tariffs. The EU talks free trade with the rest of the world.
Ukraine and US ink memorandum on rare earths
Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?
Trump promises ‘big, big problems’ if Zelenskyy backs out of minerals deal
Zelenskyy says no to any US minerals deal that might risk Ukraine’s EU bid
‘Nothing that could endanger … Ukraine’s accession to the EU can be accepted,” Ukrainian leader says.
Rwanda and Belgium cut diplomatic ties as EU adopts sanctions
Belgium has sided with the Democratic Republic of Congo as Rwandan-backed rebels have captured swaths of the country rich in natural resources.
Italy, Spain back France’s plan to rescue EU chemicals industry
A ‘critical chemicals act’ would keep production of key molecules on EU soil, countries argue.
Greenlanders say no to Trump as rare earths loom over coalition talks
Election throws up surprise result as independence from Denmark remains tough to define.
EU lays out state aid push to stoke green investments
State aid rules underpinning the Clean Industrial Deal aim to boost renewable power, decarbonization and clean tech.
Trump says British ‘can take care of themselves’ in Ukraine
Britain and France want guarantees that Washington will back up a peacekeeping force after the war.
Minerals deal will only succeed if Trump offers security guarantees, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president will visit Washington Friday for a “framework” deal, but Kyiv warns it is only a first step.
Donald Trump might have made a bad mineral deal with Ukraine
Estimates of Ukraine’s mineral wealth are based on outdated and incomplete assessments of difficult-to-access sites.
Europe’s impossible choice: Which industries should survive the green transition?
One German aluminum factory decided to go green and close its smelter. The EU faces a similar choice, with Europe’s future at stake.
Trump says Putin will accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine
U.S. leader’s remarks came during a lightning visit by French President Emmanuel Macron.
EU pushes ‘buy European’ quotas in major plan to revive industry
A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.
Trump says he’s spoken with Putin about ending Ukraine war: NY Post
Russian leader “wants to see people stop dying,” Trump tells the newspaper in an interview.
Russia to Trump: Back off Ukraine’s rare earths
The Kremlin delivers a warning to the U.S. president over his military aid proposal for Kyiv.
Scholz slams Trump’s ‘self-centered’ bid to link Ukraine aid to rare earths access
Kyiv isn’t totally against the U.S. president’s idea — but the German chancellor isn’t impressed.
NGO accuses European Commission of anti-transparency drive
Legal charity ClientEarth says the European Commission is quietly restricting access to documents, such as text messages from EU officials.
85 percent of Greenlanders don’t want Trump takeover, new poll says
Survey lands as Danish prime minister tours Europe to try shore up support for keeping the Arctic island out of American clutches.
Mette Frederiksen’s diplomatic dash to save Greenland from Trump
Danish PM visits Paris, Berlin and Brussels on Tuesday as U.S. president eyes the mineral-rich Arctic island.
EU’s Clean Industrial Deal to cover 6 themes from energy prices to trade
The contours of a mammoth industrial decarbonization strategy are taking shape ahead of its Feb. 26 unveiling.
Trump: US needs Greenland to combat Russia and China
“We need it for international security. And I’m sure that Denmark will come along — it’s costing them a lot of money to maintain it, to keep it,” says new U.S. president.