# Canada Could Become the EU’s First Associate Member

https://mins.news/en/item/60552

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-16 08:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-16/eu-proposes-canada-become-the-bloc-s-first-associate-member

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen invited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join as the European Union’s first associate member during her annual state of the union speech.

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