Carney to Address European Parliament, Attend State of the Union Address
Carney will join the European Commission president’s annual address as Canada seeks closer economic and security cooperation with the bloc amid trade tensions, officials said.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the State of the EU speech in Strasbourg on September 16, following an invitation from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued before the U.S. trade conflict intensified.
- Trade talks between Ottawa and Washington collapsed last week amid sovereignty disputes, prompting Canada to accelerate efforts to diversify trade away from the U.S. market, which accounts for 95% of Canadian business.
- Canada already participates in the €150 billion SAFE defence instrument and plans to offer the EU improved access to critical raw materials, including lithium, nickel, and graphite, to strengthen integration.
- "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership," Carney said on Monday.
- While Bruegel senior fellow Guntram Wolff notes strategic alignment "could go far," full membership remains unlikely because Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union restricts accession to any "European State.
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Carney to address European Parliament as Canada deepens ties after break with Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament next month in a high-profile visit that underscores Canada’s push to deepen ties with Europe.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is coming to the European Parliament as a guest of honor when the President of the European Commission delivers an important speech there. He will also address the MEPs himself, Parliament President Roberta Metsola reports on X. Carney is currently embroiled in a trade dispute with US President Donald Trump.
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