Carney commits Canada to becoming the EU's first 'associate member', aiming to conclude talks in June
Summary
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted European Union leaders in Montreal to deepen trade, defense and economic ties as both sides seek to reduce reliance on Washington, the LA Times reported on Thursday 29 October, after Bloomberg reported on 28 October that the EU removed language from a draft summit declaration calling for Canada to become the bloc's first 'associate member', some EU countries having resisted the term. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pressed ahead in calling for Canada to become an 'associate member' even after the member states rejected that language, Bloomberg reported, while Fortune wrote that Trump has suggested the proposed arrangement could be a 'hostile act' and threatened tariffs on Europe if Trump considered it unfriendly. On Friday 30 October Carney committed Canada to becoming the EU's first 'associate member', The NY Times reported, Carney saying the two sides are working toward 'the deepest possible partnership, short of accession', according to TIME, and expecting to conclude the negotiations in June, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bloomberg wrote on 31 October that the EU is rushing to forge a new transatlantic alliance just as an old one is falling apart.
Latest: Carney expects to conclude negotiations with the European Union in June on an unprecedented partnership that would make Canada the bloc's first 'associate member', The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, and Bloomberg wrote that the EU is rushing to forge a new transatlantic alliance just as an old one is falling apart.
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How it unfolded
Saturday 31 October
Carney expects to conclude negotiations with the European Union in June on an unprecedented partnership that would make Canada the bloc's first 'associate member', The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, and Bloomberg wrote that the EU is rushing to forge a new transatlantic alliance just as an old one is falling apart.
- 01:35The Philadelphia Inquirer Carney eyes June deal for Canada to become EU associate member as Trump reshapes alliances
- 01:00Bloomberg As Trump Unravels the Old World Order, Canada and EU Join Forces
Friday 30 October
Carney committed Canada to becoming the European Union's first 'associate member', The NY Times reported, as the two-day summit wrapped up, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Carney saying the two sides are working toward 'the deepest possible partnership, short of accession', according to TIME, and expecting to conclude the negotiations in June, the Inquirer reported.
- 16:26The NY Times Carney Commits Canada to Becoming European Union’s First ‘Associate Member’
- 16:19TIME Carney Sets Target for E.U. 'Associate' Membership Amid U.S.-Canada Trade Standoff
- 15:25PBS NewsHour Canada is taking steps toward becoming European Union's first associate member
- 13:55ABC News Carney expects to conclude talks in June on making Canada EU's first associate member
- 13:14The Philadelphia Inquirer Prime Minister Carney expects to conclude talks in June on making Canada EU's first associate member
- 10:59The Philadelphia Inquirer EU leaders call Canada ‘most European of non-European countries’ as they pursue closer ties
- 08:33The Philadelphia Inquirer Canada and EU seek closer ties beyond US as leaders push associate membership
- 16:41Fortune SubscribersCanada expects to seal a deal in June to become the EU’s first ‘associate member’ — ‘everything short of full EU membership’
Thursday 29 October
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted European Union leaders in Montreal to deepen trade, defense and economic ties as both sides seek to reduce reliance on Washington, the LA Times reported, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pressing ahead in calling for Canada to become an 'associate member' even after the member states rejected that language, according to Bloomberg, and Fortune writing that Trump has suggested the arrangement could be a 'hostile act'.
- 16:06The Philadelphia Inquirer Carney, top EU official push Canada associate membership, wider alliance against Trump threats
- 12:33Bloomberg EU Executive Seeks Canadian Associate Membership Despite Dissent
- 11:01LA Times Carney hosts EU leaders as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe
- 10:51The Philadelphia Inquirer Carney hosts EU leaders as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe
- 01:24ABC News Carney hosts EU leaders as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe, but membership label faces resistance
- 00:19The Philadelphia Inquirer Carney hosts EU leaders as Trump pushes Canada toward Europe, but membership label faces resistance
- 13:54Fortune Subscribers‘The most European of non-European countries’: Canada looks to become an ‘associate member’ of the EU as ‘economic pressure’ from the U.S. looms
Wednesday 28 October
The European Union removed language from a draft summit declaration calling for Canada to become the bloc's first 'associate member' after some EU countries resisted the term given the lack of detail about what that would entail, Bloomberg reported.