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Canada's prime minister outlines plans for stronger ties with the EU.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said a Canada-EU alliance would create a "beacon for other democracies".
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament as Ottawa and Brussels deepen ties against a backdrop of strained relations with the United States. FRANCE 24's Doug Herbert explains how the speech illustrates a broader shift in alliances, with a message that, until recently, would more likely have been delivered in Washington than Brussels.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that he welcomed the EU’s proposal that the country become the bloc’s first "associate member". “Canada and Europe are each strong. Europe and Canada are stronger together,” he told EU lawmakers in Strasbourg.
Here's the replay of Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament on Thursday, September 17, after President Donald Trump suggested that allowing Canada to become an associate EU member could be seen as a "hostile act"
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member, but said he did not mean for a closer alliance to create a new bloc that would rival the world’s great powers. The remarks came after US President Donald Trump suggested the proposed arrangement could be a “hostile act” and threatened heavy tariffs on Europe if he judged its intentions to be unfriendly. Trump also called the idea “laughable”. “We welcome this...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seeking a 'unique alliance' with Europe as transatlantic relations sour.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an “associate member” of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which has not been flexible about membership rules in the past, is open to the idea of granting Canada a yet-to-be-created status of associate membership, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials both from the EU and Canada. Canada’s embassy in Brussels and...