Canada calls his bluff
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Canada invited to become first 'associate member' of the EU
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that Canada has been invited to become the first “associate member” of the EU.
She announced the move during her 2026 State of the Union address in Strasbourg, to an audience including not only MEPs but also Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who attended her speech in the midst of a trade war with the US.
Since late August, the Canadians have been pushing hard for the Europeans to build a closer relationship with them, though full EU membership is not an option as Canada is not a European state.
During her speech before the MEPs on Wednesday, von der Leyen invited the country to become “the first associate member of the European Union".
“We share one ocean, one set of values, one way of seeing the world. And we will now build our shared future as well,” she added.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/16/canada-to-become-first-associate-member-of-the-eu
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