# Carney's Canada draws closer to the European Union

https://mins.news/en/video/61491

- France 24 English, 2026-09-16 18:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS27sXJwkXY

> As the US president talks about making Canada the 51st state, Canada's leader is turning toward Europe. The European Commission president has floated ‘associate membership’, a status to be examined alongside the closer ties offered to Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the UK, as Mark Carney visits Europe and prepares to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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