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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose "very serious" tariffs on the European Union after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed offering Canada associate membership.
“I’m not saying that we don’t like this term... All I’m saying is, before you actually get to the point where you decide what you’re going to call something, you should actually know the shape of it.” - Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s ambassador-designate to the EU
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Canada keeps ‘associate membership’ label at arm’s length | Euractiv
'We're really much more focused on getting concrete results,' said the Canadian EU-envoy
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September 17, 2026 at 6:03 AM
“I’m not saying that we don’t like this term... All I’m saying is, before you actually get to the point where you decide what you’re going to call something, you should actually know the shape of it.” - Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s ambassador-designate to the EU
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Trump rhreatens to stop trade with the EU if rhe association agreement proceeds with Canada 🇨🇦
"S'ils font cela, si j'estime qu'il s'agit d'un acte hostile, j'imposerai des droits de douane très lourds ou je cesserai tout commerce avec l'Europe", a déclaré le président américain.
Donald Trump menace d'arrêter les échanges commerciaux avec l'UE en raison de son projet d'association avec le Canada
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September 17, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Trump rhreatens to stop trade with the EU if rhe association agreement proceeds with Canada 🇨🇦
VdL: 'This is not a partnership against anyone'
Trump: “I think it's laughable. (...) If they do that, if I think it's at all an hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things. If Europe does that with a bad intention…"
Trump: “I think it's laughable. (...) If they do that, if I think it's at all an hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things. If Europe does that with a bad intention…"
September 17, 2026 at 5:21 AM
VdL: 'This is not a partnership against anyone'
Trump: “I think it's laughable. (...) If they do that, if I think it's at all an hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things. If Europe does that with a bad intention…"
Trump: “I think it's laughable. (...) If they do that, if I think it's at all an hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things. If Europe does that with a bad intention…"
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a... An important week in Canadian diplomacy! Commented for this story by CBC News - Eye on the Arctic about how potential Canadian associate membership in the EU could enhance Arctic cooperation. 🇨🇦🇪🇺@uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Arctic would be "flagship project" in proposed EU-Canada partnership, von der Leyen says
The Arctic would become a centrepiece of a proposed new partnership between Canada and the European Union, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
“We will make the Arct...
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September 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-a... An important week in Canadian diplomacy! Commented for this story by CBC News - Eye on the Arctic about how potential Canadian associate membership in the EU could enhance Arctic cooperation. 🇨🇦🇪🇺@uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Whereas we in Europe often underestimate the power of the EU, remember Putin started the first aggression against Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea, in response to the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in 2014:
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Whereas we in Europe often underestimate the power of the EU, remember Putin started the first aggression against Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea, in response to the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in 2014:
by Andrew Watt
Jonas Nahm makes a number of apposite points here: bsky.app/profile/jona...
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
1/ Von der Leyen just offered Canada "associate membership" in the EU in her State of the Union address. Carney was in the chamber. Standing ovation. Perhaps the clearest sign yet that some countries are actively trying to build a new architecture for global trade.
September 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Jonas Nahm makes a number of apposite points here: bsky.app/profile/jona...
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
by Andrew Watt
World, note the superpower-president's intense displeasure and resort to empty threats when the bullied middle powers deepen their econoc relations.
World, you know what to do.
World, you know what to do.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
World, note the superpower-president's intense displeasure and resort to empty threats when the bullied middle powers deepen their econoc relations.
World, you know what to do.
World, you know what to do.
by Amir Attaran
Trump is a monumental, historical, geopolitical failure.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. (Gift Article)
The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Trump is a monumental, historical, geopolitical failure.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
This person is a moron. His damage to our country is astonishing.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This person is a moron. His damage to our country is astonishing.
Trump thinks that it's a hostile act against the US if other countries trade with the US, and also if other countries trade with each other without the US.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Trump thinks that it's a hostile act against the US if other countries trade with the US, and also if other countries trade with each other without the US.
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Trump: "We're carrying the European nations. All we have to do is say, 'you know what? We're not trading with you anymore.' We don't need anything we have.' We have cars. We have lumber. We have food. We have everything."
September 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Trump: "We're carrying the European nations. All we have to do is say, 'you know what? We're not trading with you anymore.' We don't need anything we have.' We have cars. We have lumber. We have food. We have everything."
by Amir Attaran
Mind your own business, Senator Bossypants! Canadians have little reason to listen to Republicans.
Republican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC News
A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.
www.cbc.ca
September 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Mind your own business, Senator Bossypants! Canadians have little reason to listen to Republicans.
Who needs parts for their German cars and weight loss drugs anyway?
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Who needs parts for their German cars and weight loss drugs anyway?
I double dare you to….
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I double dare you to….
by Simon Lester
Post-Trump US trade policy is going to be a big battle. Not sure where we will end up.
So I was chatting with a college mate whom I also went to grad school with (both universities Stateside), and talking about the EU “associate member” proposal.
His $0.02? “You know that once Trump is gone, almost all Americans will be fine going back to the older arrangements, right?”
His $0.02? “You know that once Trump is gone, almost all Americans will be fine going back to the older arrangements, right?”
September 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Post-Trump US trade policy is going to be a big battle. Not sure where we will end up.
Trump just threatened to cut off trade with Europe if Canada becomes an EU associate member.
That is nuts.
That is nuts.
September 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Trump just threatened to cut off trade with Europe if Canada becomes an EU associate member.
That is nuts.
That is nuts.
couple months since the last update to this thread but can't think of a better place to tuck this update:
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Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM
couple months since the last update to this thread but can't think of a better place to tuck this update:
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by Jonas Nahm
8/ The obstacles are significant. Canada sends 70% of exports to the US and trades $850 billion with America versus $150 billion with Europe. Regulatory alignment with the EU means diverging from US standards embedded in USMCA.
September 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
8/ The obstacles are significant. Canada sends 70% of exports to the US and trades $850 billion with America versus $150 billion with Europe. Regulatory alignment with the EU means diverging from US standards embedded in USMCA.