Brussels, 23/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 23 January, the Member States had not yet authorised the European Commission to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States to cooperate on critical raw materials (see EUROPE B13785A3). This issue was initially dealt with by Coreper 1 before being linked to the trade agreement signed by the two parties last summer. More specifically, the Commission wants to establish a ‘strategic partnership on critical materials’, but...