# EU says Canada partnership not aimed at US after Trump tariff threat

https://mins.news/en/item/62368

- TRT World, 2026-09-17 09:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/b005a3797a83

> The European Union says its partnership initiative with Canada is not directed at the United States. The statement follows Donald Trump’s warning that Washington could impose “very heavy tariffs” if the initiative were judged to have bad intentions.

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