# Canada-EU summit: What do both sides want, and what’s at stake?

https://mins.news/en/item/119528

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-28 16:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/28/canada-eu-summit-what-do-both-sides-want-and-whats-at-stake?traffic_source=rss

> Canada will host an EU summit in Montreal on October 29–30 to discuss cooperation in trade, technology, defence, energy and other fields. The EU has proposed making Canada its first associate member, a move welcomed by Mark Carney, as both sides seek closer strategic and economic ties amid US tariffs and worsening Canada-US relations.

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