Warm Words on Canada’s EU ‘Associate Membership’ but No Guarantees
Mark Carney welcomed the offer as a way to deepen trade ties, while EU approval from all 27 countries would still be required.
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Canada's leader affirmed that he does not intend to create a third power by accepting the invitation to become an associate member of the EU, while actual membership may face several obstacles, both legal and opposition.
Details emerge on Canada’s ‘associate membership’ EU offer, as Brexit UK left looking on
EUobserver understands that Ursula von der Leyen did not consult EU governments before making the offer to Canada and there is anxiety in some EU capitals that cosying up to Mark Carney could inflame Donald Trump into re-starting his tariff war with Europe.
The Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain
Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision that is lacking in post-Brexit Britain There is no “associate membership” of the European Union, nor any blueprint for what such a thing might involve. It is a political hypothesis, describing…
Brussels proposes that Canada be an 'associated member' of the EU, seeking to strengthen cooperation in trade, technology and defence.The details will be defined at the October summit.
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