In a press release published on April 24, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced an agreement on the United States-European Union Action Plan for Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resilience.
This action plan is designed to “serve as the primary U.S.-EU mechanism to coordinate trade policies and measures on critical minerals supply chains with a view to concluding a binding plurilateral agreement on trade in critical minerals.”
USTR’s press release can be found here:
https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/april/ambassador-jamieson-greer-announces-united-states-european-union-action-plan-critical-minerals
The United States-European Union Action Plan for Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resilience can be found here:
https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Releases/2026/U.S.-EU%20Critical%20Minerals%20Action%20Plan.pdf
