BRUSSELS -- The European Union seeks to form a "competitiveness alliance" with Japan that involves working together to mine rare-earth elements, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Nikkei recently.
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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, speaks at the headquarters of the European Commission in Belgium in July 2022. © European Union, 2022
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