EU and Canada to Bring Ties to 'Highest' Possible Level at Summit
The talks could produce a digital trade deal and new support for critical-mineral projects as both sides seek to reduce dependence on the United States and China.
- Brussels and Ottawa began a two-day summit in Montreal to strengthen their partnership while navigating uncertain ties with the United States and China.
- President Donald Trump's second term and resulting tariffs have rattled both regions, prompting officials to seek strategic alternatives reducing dependence on the United States and China.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised "a new, ambitious alliance" with the European Union, while Leyen pushed for Canada to become the bloc's "first associate member."
- The summit is expected to unveil a digital trade deal and allow Canadian participation in the Erasmus youth program, while the European Investment Bank may fund critical mineral projects.
- Leyen argued that sovereignty now requires acting together rather than trying to "go it alone," as trade becomes a tool of economic pressure affecting families and costs.
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Montreal (Canada), Oct 29 (EFE).- Canada and the European Union (EU) defended on Thursday the strengthening of their relationship as a response to international geopolitical and economic changes, including the U.S. shift towards protectionism, although they insisted that their approach is not directed against any country. The Canadian Foreign Minister, [...] Entry Canada and the EU defends their growing alliance against the protectionist turn of…
Top Canada, EU diplomats inch closer to pinning impetus for revamped ties on United States
Canadian and European officials have been careful not to explicitly cast the U.S. as the reason that the two are deepening ties, but discussions on Day 1 of the Canada-EU summit couldn't help but orbit the White House.
A summit between the EU and Canada is being held in Montreal. The Canadian Prime Minister himself said: "It will take months of negotiations" to reach a pact. But a few lines have been given: to develop exports of Canadian liquefied gas to Europe, a digital cooperation agreement, a strengthening of Arctic cooperation and access to critical minerals on which the EU depends, explains François Rihouay, correspondent from France 24 to Montreal.
Meeting at a summit in Montreal, the European Union and Canada negotiated on Thursday an unprecedented rapprochement to secure their strategic minerals supplies, and strengthen their economic sovereignty
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EU and Canada to bring ties to 'highest' possible level at summit
The EU and Canada want to bring their relationship to the "highest level possible" as they face a "world of growing rivalries," the 27-nation bloc's chief said Thursday ahead of a meeting with Canadian leader Mark Carney.
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