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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13788
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NEWS BRIEFS / Brazil

EU and Brasilia close to bilateral agreement on critical raw materials, according to Ursula von der Leyen

16/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 16 January in Rio de Janeiro, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the European Union and Brazil were moving “towards a very important political agreement on critical raw materials”. “This agreement will frame our cooperation on joint investment projects in lithium, nickel and rare earths,” she added after a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In her view, this agreement is...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission relaunching work on cybersecurity certification schemes by revising Cybersecurity Act
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission to begin negotiations with United States at end of January on their Visa Waiver programme’s new security requirements
HOME AFFAIRS: Europol signed cooperation agreement with Argentina’s Ministry of National Security to combat organised crime in EU
AGRICULTURE: Cyprus Presidency hopes for an EU Council position on organic farming by end of June
TRANSPORT: Greece and Saudi Arabia wish to submit joint proposal concerning IMO’s net zero framework
TRANSPORT: EMSA believes recommendations on safe transport of alternative fuel vehicles aboard ro-ro ships need to be developed
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU prepares to sign EU-Mercosur agreement in Paraguay
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese imports of fused alumina
MIDDLE EAST: EU describes progress of Israel’s E1 settlement project as “serious provocation”
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
Interview HOUSING: “Regulating short-term rentals will have to be done carefully”, says Borja Giménez Larraz, rapporteur for European Parliament’s Committee on Housing
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/GENDER EQUALITY: Lucia Yar considers inclusion of gender issues in European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets to be “rather positive”, but would like to give them greater visibility
BUDGET: discharge 2024 - European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control examines budget management of other EU institutions
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament expected to reject fourth motion of censure on ‘von der Leyen II’ Commission on 22 January
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: ‘SAFE’ instrument - European Commission publishes amounts of pre-financing to be allocated to eight EU countries
TAXATION: OECD agreement on global minimum tax will enable United States to enhance its competitiveness, according to Pascal Saint-Amans
NEWS BRIEFS
BRAZIL: EU and Brasilia close to bilateral agreement on critical raw materials, according to Ursula von der Leyen
COMPETITIVENESS: European trade unions call for public aid to be conditional on social rules under Industrial Accelerator Act
JUSTICE: Roland Wadge is new President of Council of Notariats of European Union for 2026
SEA: global treaty on ocean conservation comes into force
DIGITAL: creation of artificial intelligence gigafactories officially approved by EU Council
SECURITY: European Commission gives itself six months to present a new global security strategy for EU
TERRORISM: EU sanctions against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad extended until January 2027