EU Seeks Trade Deal With US Next Week to Unlock EV Benefits (1)

The European Union is seeking to clinch the outlines of an accord with the US as soon as next week that would give the bloc access to some benefits included in President Joe Biden’s massive green investment plan.

The two sides will try to reach an in-principle agreement next week, when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets Biden in Washington, on issues including access to critical raw materials, labor and sustainability, according to an EU official familiar with the plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The purpose of the deal would be to grant the EU ...