# Von der Leyen ‘opens door’ to Canada becoming associate EU member

https://mins.news/en/video/60737

- Guardian News, 2026-09-16 10:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gzc3opCP0k

> European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen told Canadian prime minister Mark Carney that she wants to open the door for Canada to become the EU’s first associate member. The approach follows US tariffs and Donald Trump’s repeated talk of making Canada the 51st US state, which pushed Ottawa to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe.

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