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Australia and EU seal trade deal, seek to cut reliance on China for critical minerals

Australia and EU seal trade deal, seek to cut reliance on China for critical minerals

Gulf Times
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 06:26:14 PM UTC

Australia and EU seal trade deal, seek to cut reliance on China for critical minerals

Australia and the European Union signed ‌a free trade agreement on Tuesday after eight years of negotiations, removing tariffs on almost ​all goods and potentially easing EU access ‌to Australian critical minerals. However, some Australian agricultural exports, including beef and sheep meat, will face ‌quotas. Australian farmers ⁠criticised the pact for offering ‌what they called "subpar" access to the bloc, while French ‌farmers argued the quotas were too generous. The deal follows intensified talks amid sharply higher US tariffs under the ⁠Trump administration and growing Western concerns over China's dominant position in rare earths and other critical minerals. The two sides also signed an agreement to deepen security and defence cooperation. "The EU and Australia may be geographically far apart but we couldn't be closer in terms of how we see the world," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. "With these dynamic new partnerships on security and defence, as well as trade, we are moving even closer together."

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