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POLITICSSep 18Canada and EU association: Are there other arrangements?While Canada may be some distance from Europe geographically, closer political ties are in the cards. With talk of an associate membership, DW takes a look at other arrangements the EU has with particular countries.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 18Canada and EU: A look at the bloc's special relationshipsThough Canada may be some distance from Europe geographically, closer political ties are in the cards. With talk of an associate membership, DW takes a look at other arrangements the EU has with particular countries.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 18Canada seeks to join €90bn support loan for Ukraine, Brussels confirmsCanada's inclusion will allow Ukraine to buy weapons from Canadian defence companies and bypass the "Made in Europe" requirements. In turn, Ottawa will have to pay a proportional share of the annual interest.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18Why does Canada want to join the Europe-led JEF military partnership?This is the latest step in Canada's bid to move closer to Europe amid bitter trade war with the US.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18US will see sense on EU-Canada deal, Irish finance minister saysCanadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will join a gathering of EU finance ministers hosted by Simon Harris in Dublin Friday.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 18EU-Canada relationship is 'not hostile to anybody', Harris saysIrish Finance Minister Simon Harris says details of the new associate membership with Canada "are yet to be determined", but believes it is "good news" that the European Union has signalled its intention to have a "much closer relationship" with Ottawa.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18Europe Today: Canada welcomes EU's 'associate member' offer, but what next?Europe Today digests what Canada's new EU associate member status actually means, as EU finance ministers meet in Dublin over spiralling energy costs. Also on the show: Fresh reactions to the EU's new Kids Act, which aims to restrict social media and AI chatbots for children under 15.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18The EU and Canada are getting closer than ever. And the world is watchingThe EU's move to make Canada an "associate member" is being watched worldwide as a new model to attract other democracies in its orbit, but it risks alienating candidate countries and further straining ties with Washington.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18Analysis: Bruised by Trump, EU and Canada find solace in each other's armsThe blossoming partnership between the European Union and Canada cannot be understood apart from the behaviour of the US president, who has assailed both sides with his punitive tariffs and annexationist threats.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 17Thierry Chopin, political scientist: 'Amid the current upheaval in international relations, Canada and the EU need to move closer together'While there is no doubt that the European Union and Canada share many common interests, the challenge remains to invent a framework that gives this partnership both ambitious and realistic substance, argues the political scientist in this opinion piece for Le Monde.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSSep 17The Canada-EU partnership 'a classic win-win situation', economist saysSpeaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Economist at the European Policy Center, says that the partnership between Canada and the EU "is a classic win-win situation. Canada has many resources, has many of the economic strengths that the European Union lacks, the EU has a very large market, it is an important trading partner".France 24 [en]
BUSINESSSep 17The Canada-EU partnership 'a classic win-win situation', economist saysSpeaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Economist at the European Policy Center, says that the partnership between Canada and the EU "is a classic win-win situation. Canada has many resources, has many of the economic strengths that the European Union lacks, the EU has a very large market, it is an important trading partner".France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 17Canada, EU look to forge an "Alliance for the Future" amid Trump threatsCanada's leader draws regular scorn from President Trump, but European leaders gave him a standing ovation as they aim to push their ties to "the highest level."CBS News
POLITICSSep 17Canada poised to become European Union's first 'associate member'Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the European Parliament in France that he is interested in making his country the first "associate member" of the E.U. It comes as Canada and western Europe's relationship with the U.S. has become strained in recent months. NBC News' Matt Bodner explains the benefits of the new alliance.NBC News
POLITICSSep 17All smiles in Strasbourg but uncertainty clouds Canada’s EU membership planAlthough Mark Carney welcomed offer to become bloc’s first associate member, no one seems to know what that meansEurope live – latest updatesMark Carney received a rapturous reception in the European parliament when he gave his speech on Thursday welcoming a proposal for Canada to become the EU’s first-ever associate member.Politicians queued to shake his hand and take selfies. One described the speech as a historic moment. “Europe has extended a hand, and Canada has taken it,” said the German Green MEP Terry Reintke, who borrowed a Canadian ice hockey shirt for the occasion. Continue reading.Guardian World
POLITICSSep 17Carney pushes Canada-EU ties beyond tradeCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used his address to the European Parliament to signal that Ottawa wants to deepen its partnership with the EU beyond trade, expanding cooperation on energy, AI, space and payment sovereignty, while also seeking to join the Erasmus programme. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating explains how the push reflects Canada's broader strategy to build stronger alliances beyond the United States without seeking to join the EU's single market, even as questions remain over how those ambitions can be turned into concrete action.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 17Carney accepts Von der Leyen's invitation for Canada to become the first associate member of the EU: "It would be a beacon for other democracies"The Canadian Prime Minister "welcomes this ambition," ignores Trump's threats, and offers other countries to join the alliance.El Mundo
POLITICSSep 17Why Canada courting the EU isn't great news for Great Britain👉Listen to This Is Why on your podcast app👈Sky News World
BUSINESSSep 17European Investment Bank chief heads to Ottawa amid warming EU-Canada tiesAim of Nadia Calviño's visit is to establish an EIB presence in Canada and start work on critical minerals projects.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 17Podcast The Day: Love in the air between Canada and the EUCanada en de Europese Unie willen een nauwere relatie. Het land zou zelfs "associatie-lid" moeten worden van de EU, zei commissievoorzitter Ursula von der Leyen gisteren. Dat is een nieuwe vorm van lidmaatschap. En vandaag sprak de Canadese premier Mark Carney vol passie over een diepere band met Europa. Maar de Amerikaanse president Trump noemt het vijandige bewegingen, hij dreigt met nog meer handelstarieven en zelfs een handelsstop met Europa. Luister hier naar de podcast: Directeur van de Atlantische Commissie Anna van Zoest vertelt in podcast De Dag wat Canada en Europa aan elkaar kunnen NOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 17Canada and EU 'stronger together' says Carney, brushing aside US threatsCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed a proposal for his country to become the European Union's first "associate member", shrugging off threats from United States President Donald Trump.RFI [en]
POLITICSSep 17Canada and EU 'stronger together' says Carney, brushing aside US threatsCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed a proposal for his country to become the European Union's first "associate member", shrugging off threats from United States President Donald Trump.RFI [en]
POLITICSSep 17Canada will decide on its own partnerships, Carney says - ReutersCanada will decide on its own partnerships, Carney says ReutersReuters World
POLITICSSep 17Carney: Canada welcomes proposal to become EU associate memberCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed Canada’s invitation to join the European Union as its first associate member. “A Canada-EU alliance would create a beacon for other democracies,” Carney said during his speech before the European Parliament. “An alliance not defined by what we oppose but about what we are for: freedom, solidarity,…The Hill