EU offers Canada ‘associate membership’ – but what does that mean?
Such a status does not exist in the bloc’s treaties and has raised concerns among member states | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’ has raised questions about what such a relationship would mean. The idea, unveiled during von der Leyen’s State of the Union address earlier this week, has drawn reservations from some EU states. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has since welcomed the EU’s “ambition,” while stressing that Canada is not seeking full membership in the bloc. So, what exactly is being proposed – and could it actually happen?
■ The EU and Canada are getting closer than ever. And the world is watching (EuroNews)



