# EU Proposes Canada Become First ‘Associate Member’; Fed Decision Ahead

https://mins.news/en/video/60728

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-16 09:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rIAUIAAYPk

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed that Canada become the European Union’s first associate member. Speaking during her State of the Union address in Strasbourg, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney present, she said she wanted to work together to open that door. Stocks and bonds found some relief after days of selling as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s latest decision.

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