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Canada-European Union summit in Montreal concludes today with digital trade on agenda
The deal would expand rules for online trade and open new student and research exchanges, officials said.
- On Friday, the two-day Canada-EU summit in Montreal concluded with Prime Minister Mark Carney, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council President Antonio Costa finalizing agreements on digital trade and supercomputing infrastructure access for Canadian researchers.
- While von der Leyen previously proposed an 'associate member' label for Canada to deepen commercial ties, officials dropped the term following objections from EU member states including Germany and France.
- Officials finalized a digital trade deal expanding the decade-old CETA, yet Conservatives criticized the summit as a 'distraction,' noting nine EU members have yet to fully ratify the foundational agreement.
- The partnership aims to align policies on AI, climate, and security to reduce reliance on the United States and China. High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said the alliance resists 'countries who want a world without rules.'
- Future initiatives include Arctic ocean monitoring, critical raw materials, and the Erasmus+ student exchange program, though the Asia-Pacific Foundation questioned the strategy, describing the EU as an 'occasionally distracted suitor' reckoning with sluggish growth.
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