# EU countries block Canada's 'associate membership' plan

https://mins.news/en/item/120004

- DW, 2026-10-29 00:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-countries-block-canada-s-associate-membership-plan/a-79791601?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> EU member states rejected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to give Canada special “associate member” status. Germany and other governments pressed to remove the wording from a summit declaration, which now calls for closer ties without membership.

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