The possibility of Canada becoming the first “associate member” of the 27-nation bloc was brought up by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday when she presented Canadian leader Mark Carney with a proposal for more collaboration on technology, military, and energy.
As democracies confront a “fracture in the international rules-based system,” von der Leyen warned the European Parliament in Strasbourg that Brussels and Ottawa must unite. Von der Leyen received a standing ovation in the chamber when she addressed the Canadian prime minister, who was present during her yearly keynote address “I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU.
His presence is intended to serve as a catalyst ahead of an EU-Canada summit in Montreal next month. He is the first foreign head of state to attend the annual “State of the European Union” speech before speaking to the parliament himself the following day.
Von der Leyen declared that it was time to “bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible” and shift from trade-based cooperation to a more comprehensive “alliance for the future.” Our focus will be on intelligent manufacturing. We’ll form a tech partnership. Defence industrial bases will be integrated. “We’ll turn the Arctic into a flagship collaborative project,” she declared.
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