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Carney to host European Union officials as draft declaration avoids 'associate member' discussion

Straits Times28 October 2026, 15:31 UTCCanada

OTTAWA/BRUSSELS, Oct 28 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a summit with the European Union in Montreal starting Thursday, six weeks after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered to make Canada its first “associate member,” a mostly symbolic move that several European countries have already opposed.

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