# Brussels tells Trump Canada’s ‘associate membership’ is ‘not against anyone’

https://mins.news/en/item/62191

- euronews, 2026-09-17 07:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/17/associate-membership-for-canada-is-not-against-anyone-brussels-tells-trump

> Brussels says Canada’s potential associate membership of the European Union is not directed against anyone, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to give a much-anticipated speech at the European Parliament.

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