Canada moves to become EU's first 'Associate Member'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "Canada and the EU are working towards the deepest possible partnership -- short of full membership -- with Canada becoming the European Union's first Associate Member," Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on X on Friday.
59% : "We agreed to an ever-closer association - everything short of a full EU membership.
58% : "At today's EU-Canada Summit, we made history," Costa posted.
57% : The 21st Canada-EU summit was held in Montreal on October 29 and 30, with Carney hosting Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
57% : Among the measures announced, Canada and the EU concluded a Digital Trade Agreement and negotiations on a Competition Agreement, and Canada joined the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, giving its researchers access to the JUPITER supercomputer, the Prime Minister's Office said.
57% : "Our Alliance with the European Union is built on shared history, common values, and mutual respect," Carney said in the release.
56% : " According to the Canadian Prime Minister's Office, Canada and the EU "will determine the substance, scale, and scope of this form of membership" over the coming months.
55% : " The EU is Canada's second-largest trading partner for goods and services, with total trade of about $178 billion in 2025, according to the release.
51% : Washington: Canada and the European Union have agreed to work towards making Canada the bloc's first "Associate Member", a partnership short of full membership, as the two sides launched what they called an "Alliance for the Future" at a summit in Montreal.

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