# Is the EU’s offer to Canada a blueprint for Britain – or a reminder it is out in the cold?

https://mins.news/en/item/61528

- The Guardian, 2026-09-16 18:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/eu-offer-canada-blueprint-britain-brexit

> Ursula von der Leyen has proposed opening the door for Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member”, deepening ties among allies in an “openly hostile world”. The article says the offer could provide a model for Britain’s closer relationship with the bloc, while also highlighting how Brexit left the UK apart from it.

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