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EU industry chief convenes urgent industry meeting today as China tightens rare-earth export controls

BRUSSELS, Oct 20 — EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne will hold urgent talks today with European industries impacted by China’s curbs on rare earths exports. China, the world’s leading producer of the minerals used to make magnets crucial to the auto, electronics and defence industries, this month announced new controls on the export of rare-earth…

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Costa breaks ranks on EU-US trade deal, fires warning shot at Trump – POLITICO

Costa breaks ranks on EU-US trade deal, fires warning shot at Trump – POLITICO

The surprisingly candid comments contradict the stance of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who has insisted the unbalanced pact, which set a 15 percent base tariff on European exports, had nothing to do with maintaining U.S. President Donald Trump’s support for Ukraine. “There is no linkage between the two,” von der Leyen said during…

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