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Carney heads to Europe for high-stakes speech and deeper EU ties as Canada clashes with Trump
Carney will seek closer cooperation on defense, energy and trade as Canada tries to reduce its reliance on the United States, officials said.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to Europe this week to seek deeper defense, energy, and trade ties amid an ongoing trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Tensions surged after Canadian counter-tariffs on American goods took effect Tuesday, following the collapse of trade negotiations with Washington in late August.
- Carney will meet British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Liverpool on Thursday and address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, pursuing a "unique alliance" instead of formal membership.
- European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced Monday the body will open an office in Ottawa, its 10th outside the EU, with a regional mandate extending to the Arctic.
- Canadian officials frame the strategy as a push for greater sovereignty, though critics argue existing agreements already mark the practical ceiling of trade relations.
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Strasbourg (France), 16 Sep (EFE).- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney bet on Wednesday to "build a deeper alliance" with the European Union (EU), after Brussels argued that Canada could become the first "associated member" of the EU. Carney sent this message through its official profile [...] The Carney ticket is committed to building "a deeper alliance" with the EU was first published in HolaNews.
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