EU and Canada Plan Far-Reaching Deal to Strengthen Partnership
The partnership would expand cooperation on defence, space and research as Canada seeks closer access to the EU single market, officials said.
- The European Union and Canada are crafting a new strategic partnership focused on trade and defense, with specific measures expected to be finalized at an October summit.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing "a much stronger and deeper security and economic partnership" with the European Union, stating that Canada currently sends "70 cents of every dollar to the United States."
- Canada contributes 2% of its GDP to defense, ranking behind only Germany, France, Italy, and Poland among major European spenders, and officials are assessing whether to treat Canada as a full-fledged member of the bloc's defense industrial base.
- Carney will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 16, as Ambassador Geneviève Tuts stated the agreement will be "something unique" compared to arrangements with Norway and the United Kingdom.
- This effort seeks to deter Russia and reduce reliance on American defense systems, representing a concerted move to integrate Canadian expertise in Arctic warfare and early warning into European security structures.
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Mark Carney will deliver a speech next Thursday to the 720 Members of the European Parliament.
EU Ambassador to Canada says Brussels is setting up an unprecedented new partnership with Ottawa.
EU envoy says a ‘unique’ new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney speech
OTTAWA - The European Union's ambassador to Canada says the bloc is crafting a new partnership with Ottawa unlike anything that currently exists.
EU envoy says a 'unique' new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney's speech
OTTAWA - The European Union's ambassador to Canada says the bloc is crafting a new partnership with Ottawa unlike anything that currently exists.
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