# ‘Stronger together’: Carney welcomes EU invitation for Canada to become first-ever associate member

https://mins.news/en/item/62435

- CNBC, 2026-09-17 10:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/carney-canada-eu-associate-member.html

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the European Union’s invitation for Canada to become its first associate member, saying they are “stronger together.” U.S. President Donald Trump had previously called the prospect “laughable.”

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