Carney, Macron Convene in Saint-Pierre to Deepen Canada-EU Partnership
The leaders will discuss cooperation in aerospace, energy and critical minerals, while companies in the delegation are expected to announce space investments.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney will join President Emmanuel Macron for an official visit to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, marking the first time a Canadian prime minister has visited the 5,800-person archipelago off Newfoundland.
- The Elysee Palace said the visit will reaffirm "the same values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for the sovereignty of nations" as Carney seeks deeper ties with non-American allies amid rising protectionism in Washington.
- Macron is bringing company representatives to install satellite antennas and discuss a transatlantic data cable, while Carney will discuss partnership opportunities in aerospace, energy, critical minerals, and quantum computing.
- Canada was recently offered "associate membership" in the European Union economic bloc, signaling a warm reception as Carney pursues a broader alliance with the European Union.
- Macron, scheduled to leave office in about seven months, is the first French president to visit the islands since 2014; the archipelago remains a unique European territory in North America, part of France for more than 200 years.
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Carney and Macron to meet in Newfoundland island on Sunday
Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a symbolic meeting on an archipelago 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland on Sunday, in what both countries say is a show of unity and mutual respect.
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Carney and Macron to meet in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a symbolic meeting on an archipelago 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland on Sunday, in
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Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney are expected this Sunday in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to respond to Donald Trump, who had included the French archipelago on a map of the United States in early September.
For his first presidential visit to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon since 2014, Emmanuel Macron wants to include the archipelago in a new French strategy in the North Atlantic. Maritime and digital sovereignty,...
Faced with Donald Trump's threats and Canadian appetites on Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon's oil Emmanuel Macron travelled to the island with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to defend French sovereignty.
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