# EU and Canada deepen ties but scale back ‘associate member’ plans

https://mins.news/en/video/121611

- DW News, 2026-10-29 23:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d60NTC_1Z20

> A two-day summit in Montreal highlighted the potential for a closer EU-Canada partnership as well as its political limits. Canada may be the “most European of non-European countries,” but how close it can get to the EU remains uncertain.

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