# Canada poised to become the EU’s first ‘associate member’

https://mins.news/en/video/63057

- NBC News, 2026-09-17 17:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG1VtAGs1tg

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the European Parliament in France that he is interested in making Canada the European Union’s first “associate member.” The proposal comes as Canada’s relationship with the U.S., along with western Europe’s, has grown strained in recent months, with the new alliance presented as offering potential benefits.

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