# EU considers Canada for membership: How would it work?

https://mins.news/en/video/61732

- CNN, 2026-09-16 22:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkbCLPEVEr4

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the European Union’s first “associate member” as trade tensions with the United States intensify. Canada is locked in a trade war with its largest trading partner, adding urgency to efforts to build closer ties with the EU.

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