EU chief favors Canada alliance
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At a Montreal summit, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen favored an “alliance for the future” with Canada, despite German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s preference for “associated membership.”
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by Steve Peers
Joint EU/Canada summit statement
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Joint Statement: The European Union and Canada building together an Alliance for the future
1. Today we, the Leaders of the European Union (EU) and Canada, at our 21st Summit in Montréal, launch the EU-Canada Alliance for the Future to create a common prosperity and economic security space.\...
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October 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Joint EU/Canada summit statement
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Reposted by Steve Peers
If this is the future of international cooperation it does seem rather modest... "We will work closely on our respective economic security measures, striving, where possible, to limit negative effects on one another"
Joint EU/Canada summit statement
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Joint Statement: The European Union and Canada building together an Alliance for the future
1. Today we, the Leaders of the European Union (EU) and Canada, at our 21st Summit in Montréal, launch the EU-Canada Alliance for the Future to create a common prosperity and economic security space.\...
ec.europa.eu
October 30, 2026 at 8:59 PM
If this is the future of international cooperation it does seem rather modest... "We will work closely on our respective economic security measures, striving, where possible, to limit negative effects on one another"
by Steve Peers
Not clear how the EU/Canada youth mobility arrangement would compare to the EU/UK text under negotiation, but it's interesting to see the EU willing to negotiate a second one of these
October 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Not clear how the EU/Canada youth mobility arrangement would compare to the EU/UK text under negotiation, but it's interesting to see the EU willing to negotiate a second one of these
Reposted by Robert Wolfe
Mark Carney sets June 2027 as the deadline to make Canada the European Union's first-ever "associate member".
After weeks of hesitation, he wholeheartedly embraces Ursula von der Leyen's vision, despite German resistance.
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After weeks of hesitation, he wholeheartedly embraces Ursula von der Leyen's vision, despite German resistance.
Full story by me.
Canada aims to become EU's 'associate member' by June 2027: Carney
Mark Carney has set June 2027 as the deadline to make Canada the European Union's first-ever "associate member". The category, which has no precedent, has been fiercely opposed by Germany.
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October 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Mark Carney sets June 2027 as the deadline to make Canada the European Union's first-ever "associate member".
After weeks of hesitation, he wholeheartedly embraces Ursula von der Leyen's vision, despite German resistance.
Full story by me.
After weeks of hesitation, he wholeheartedly embraces Ursula von der Leyen's vision, despite German resistance.
Full story by me.
Canada wants to become EU's 1st associate member
"Over the coming months, we will determine the substance, scale and scope of this form of membership...
It means, at its base, sovereignty...Greater resilience [and the] ability to withstand shocks together."- PM Carney
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"Over the coming months, we will determine the substance, scale and scope of this form of membership...
It means, at its base, sovereignty...Greater resilience [and the] ability to withstand shocks together."- PM Carney
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney says, unequivocally, Canada seeking to become the EU's 1st associate member | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is working to become the European Union's first associate member, his most definitive statement on the issue to date after hosting the bloc's leaders in Montreal...
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October 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Canada wants to become EU's 1st associate member
"Over the coming months, we will determine the substance, scale and scope of this form of membership...
It means, at its base, sovereignty...Greater resilience [and the] ability to withstand shocks together."- PM Carney
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"Over the coming months, we will determine the substance, scale and scope of this form of membership...
It means, at its base, sovereignty...Greater resilience [and the] ability to withstand shocks together."- PM Carney
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...