Mark Carney tells European Parliament that Canada and the EU are "stronger together"
The Canadian prime minister defended a strengthened partnership with Brussels on Thursday, two days after Donald Trump threatened to sever trade relations with the EU in response to a proposal for Canada to have an "associated member" status.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, touting the prospect of a strengthened partnership between Canada and the European Union. According to his remarks, he argued that the two sides were "stronger together".
This intervention comes at a tense time. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to sever trade relations with the Twenty-Seven in response to a proposal to make Canada the first country to obtain "associated member" status with the European Union.
Before the European Parliament, Mark Carney highlighted the benefits of closer ties between Ottawa and Brussels, though the full details of his proposals were not clearly outlined in the available reports.
The episode illustrates current trade tensions between Washington on one hand, and Canada and the European Union on the other, against a backdrop of shifting international economic alliances.
Neither the White House nor European institutions have so far publicly detailed the precise terms of the "associated member" status proposal referenced by Donald Trump, nor the trade measures that could result from it.
Sources
- Le Canada et l'UE sont "plus forts ensemble", déclare Mark Carney devant les eurodéputés — France 24 — Français
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