# EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to be the bloc’s first associate member

https://mins.news/en/item/60539

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-16 08:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/3UPccZH

> Ursula von der Leyen told Mark Carney that she would like Canada to assume the EU’s inaugural associate-member status.

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