# EU countries reject ‘associate membership’ for Canada

https://mins.news/en/video/120392

- euronews, 2026-10-29 08:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spU_VcoZZ5Y

> EU countries have rejected the idea of associate membership for Canada. Jorge Liboreiro said ahead of the EU-Canada summit that the decision was a personal defeat for Ursula von der Leyen, but that she was not ready to abandon the proposal.

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