The EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a future geometry for the bloc
Mark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen are like-minded on many important global issues. Photograph: Pascal Bastien/APView image in fullscreenMark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen are like-minded on many important global issues. But I like to think she almost certainly thought it.)So, the European Commission president went on, Canada should become “the first associate member of the EU”.
- ▪Mark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen are like-minded on many important global issues.
- ▪Photograph: Pascal Bastien/APView image in fullscreenMark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen are like-minded on many important global issues.
- ▪But I like to think she almost certainly thought it.)So, the European Commission president went on, Canada should become “the first associate member of the EU”.
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Mark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen are like-minded on many important global issues. Photograph: Pascal Bastien/APView image in fullscreenMark Carney and Ursula von der Leyen are like-minded on many important global issues. Photograph: Pascal Bastien/APThis Is EuropeWorld newsThe EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a future geometry for the bloc While Brussels and Ottawa desire a deeper partnership born of Trump-era volatility, the EU has no legal framework to accommodate it Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Jon Henley, Europe correspondentWed 23 Sep 2026 10.30 EDTLast modified on Wed 23 Sep 2026 10.33 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe EU and Canada, Ursula von der Leyen said last week, “see the world with the same eyes”,…
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