# EU plan to make Canada an 'associate member' draws Trump’s ire

https://mins.news/en/item/62158

- euronews, 2026-09-17 06:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/17/eu-plan-to-make-canada-an-associate-member-draws-trumps-ire

> The European Union’s plan to make Canada an “associate member” has angered Donald Trump. The European Parliament in Strasbourg is filling up ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s much-anticipated speech.

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