# Canada seeks EU associate membership amid escalating trade war with US, WSJ reports

https://mins.news/en/item/56363

- TASS, 2026-09-13 04:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2186887

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering an EU associate-membership arrangement that would provide economic and political benefits without formal accession. Sources say he has spent months discussing closer integration with European leaders and instructed his envoy to explore the most ambitious ties short of full membership or access to the single market.

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