# Australia and New Zealand could follow Canada into associated EU membership, Metsola tells Euronews

https://mins.news/en/item/62212

- euronews, 2026-09-17 07:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/17/australia-and-new-zealand-could-follow-canada-into-associated-eu-membership-metsola-tells-

> Roberta Metsola told Euronews that the proposed associate membership with Canada would deepen cooperation with like-minded countries and could encourage additional countries to pursue the same path, including Australia and New Zealand.

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