# EU drops ‘associate membership’ wording from Canada declaration

https://mins.news/en/item/119316

- euronews, 2026-10-28 14:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/eu-removes-mention-of-associate-membership-from-canada-declaration

> After objections from Germany, the EU removed “associate membership” from the draft declaration for its summit with Canada, replacing it with “ever closer association”.

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