Carney: Canada welcomes proposal to become EU associate member 

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EU chief wants Canada as bloc’s first associate member

EU chief wants Canada as bloc’s first associate member

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed Canada’s invitation to join the European Union as its first associate member.

“A Canada-EU alliance would create a beacon for other democracies,” Carney said during his speech before the European Parliament. “An alliance not defined by what we oppose but about what we are for: freedom, solidarity, prosperity, sustainability.”

The prime minister thanked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who floated the idea a day earlier, writing on social media that it would “create a........

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