# Canada welcomes EU proposal to become ‘associate member’

https://mins.news/en/item/62899

- BBC News, 2026-09-17 12:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwly7vkke4jxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the EU’s proposal for Canada to become its first “associate member”, calling for closer cooperation on defence, critical minerals and energy security. He said the alliance could be a “beacon for other democracies”, while Donald Trump warned of very serious tariffs if he viewed it as hostile.

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