Europe Plans To Copy Trump's Critical Material Playbook

What happened: Brussels is considering proposals to take equity stakes in miners and support new critical material projects, borrowing President Trump's approach. Why it matters: The move aims to break a dependency that has given Beijing leverage over Western industry and trade negotiations through China's dominance of rare earth processing, refining, and permanent magnet production. The measure still requires approval from member states.

Brussels is considering proposals to take equity stakes in miners and support new critical material projects, borrowing President Trump's approach.

The move aims to break a dependency that has given Beijing leverage over Western industry and trade negotiations through China's dominance of rare earth processing, refining, and permanent magnet production. The measure still requires approval from member states.