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Carney said the partnership would strengthen sovereignty by pooling data, payments and energy systems to reduce dependence on great powers.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined his vision for a closer Canada-Europe alliance at the European Parliament on Thursday, arguing the partnership preserves sovereignty against pressure from great powers.
- The Prime Minister proposed pooling sovereign data and resources to ensure great powers cannot exploit vulnerabilities, as modern independence requires secure access to critical technologies and energy.
- Representing a combined population of 450 million, the alliance would build independent payment systems and defense industries to ensure external powers cannot coerce choices.
- President Trump declared he might consider the Europe-Canada initiative a "hostile act," questioning whether Europe has the right to offer associate memberships in his hemisphere.
- Before leaving Strasbourg, Carney argued the initiative makes Canada a stronger partner, stating, "No one is going to dictate our culture or with whom we can strike agreements.
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Quotidiano Nazionale(Agenzia Vista) Strasbourg, 17 September 2026 An outside program took place in the European Parliament room in Strasbourg shortly before the intervention of the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. From the benches of some MEPs the choir "Usa, Usa," to which the Canadian Prime Minister replied with a hint of smile, while from the rest of the hemicycle they rose murmurs and signs of disappointment. Courtesy: European Parliament Source: Agenzia Vi…
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