# Carney welcomes proposal for Canada to become EU’s first associate member

https://mins.news/en/item/62450

- ABC News, 2026-09-17 10:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/carney-address-eu-parliament-after-trump-calls-canada-136517663

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed a proposal Thursday for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member, while stressing that closer cooperation was not intended to create a new bloc competing with the world’s major powers.

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