# Carney to host EU officials as draft declaration sidesteps ‘associate member’ idea

https://mins.news/en/item/119384

- Reuters, 2026-10-28 15:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/carney-host-european-union-officials-draft-declaration-avoids-associate-member-2026-10-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae219b427f3420001c8d2fc

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to host a summit with the European Union in Montreal from Thursday. Six weeks ago, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU’s first “associate member,” a largely symbolic move already opposed by several European countries.

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