EU, Canada to build 'new chapter' in alliance at Montreal summit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Ottawa and Brussels are also understood to be working to have Canada participate in the EU's Erasmus youth program, which allows university students to spend a semester abroad, among other things.
60% : That would build on the invitations Canada recently received to take part in EU summits and ministerial meetings.
59% : In response, Canada and the European Union are building on each other's strengths," Carney said ahead of the summit, promising "a new, ambitious alliance.
57% : EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect of Canada becoming the 27-nation bloc's first "associate member" last month.
57% : Von der Leyen said that in a time of growing geopolitical rivalry, the EU wants to deepen ties with "trusted partners.
57% : An early draft joint statement envisaged deeper cooperation on both AI infrastructure and regulation.
55% : Canada and the European Union will craft "a new chapter" in their alliance at a Montreal summit that opens Thursday, the EU chief said, as they navigate uncertain relations with the United States.
51% : But von der Leyen used the term after landing in Montreal on Wednesday, saying the sides will "start discussing how to make Canada the first associate member of the EU.
50% : The title doesn't exist in EU treaties, and some members successfully pushed to drop the term from a joint summit statement.
45% : An EU official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the new Canadian partnership would align policies in areas such as climate, energy and artificial intelligence, allowing Ottawa to participate in some EU programs and creating a common governance structure.
44% : - The EU and Canada already share a free-trade pact, but it has not been fully implemented, and Canadian officials have said businesses are pursuing new opportunities in Europe to offset US tariff-related losses.
32% : " Canada and the EU have both been rattled by US President Donald Trump's second term.
19% : " The EU has also faced US tariffs, and Trump and his top allies have piled criticism on European political leaders.

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