Canada’s Mark Carney addresses European Parliament — live updates
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Canada’s Mark Carney addresses European Parliament — live updates
Prime minister’s speech comes as Canada looks beyond the U.S. and Europe seeks closer alliances.
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Mark Carney is addressing the European Parliament a day after Ursula von der Leyen’s surprise proposal to make Canada the EU’s first “associate member” left capitals scrambling.
Open questions include what the new status would mean, how it would differ from existing partnerships — and how Washington would react, after Donald Trump threatened “serious tariffs” on Europe if it followed through.
The Canadian prime minister is taking to the podium as Ottawa looks for powerful friends beyond its North American neighbor and Europe looks to shore up its security and independence by building closer ties.
Scroll down for all the updates from our team of reporters in Strasbourg, Brussels and Ottawa.
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