# Live: Carney addresses EU Parliament after von der Leyen backs Canada ties

https://mins.news/en/video/62346

- DW News, 2026-09-17 09:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMHmZHDouUY

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament after Ursula von der Leyen proposed that Canada could become the EU’s first “associate member.” As Donald Trump continues to discuss Canada becoming the 51st US state, Ottawa appears to be drawing closer to Europe. Trump has called the proposal a possible “hostile act.”

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