# EU opens door for Canada to become first associate member, Commission president says

https://mins.news/en/item/60523

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 08:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-opens-door-canada-become-first-associate-member-eu-commission-president-says-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaa4db4a4391a0001266eab

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is opening the way for Canada to become its first associate member. Such a status does not currently exist under the bloc’s treaties.

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