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Von der Leyen says EU wants Canada as an "Associate Member"
“We have a new ambition: bringing Canada closer to us than ever before, as Associate Member of the EU.”
“With an Alliance for the Future, we will stand together and respond to a world of growing rivalries.”
Official post · not independently verified
Our summary
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on arriving in Montréal for an EU–Canada summit. She wrote: "We have a new ambition: bringing Canada closer to us than ever before, as Associate Member of the EU." She added that "With an Alliance for the Future, we will stand together and respond to a world of growing rivalries."