EU removes mention of ‘associate membership’ from Canada declaration
- Published on 28 October 2026 - 15:59 GMT+1 The EU has dropped any mention of associate membership from the latest draft of the joint declaration due to be adopted at the end of the EU-Canada summit in Montreal on Thursday and Friday.
- The proposal, introduced at Germany’s insistence in a revised text circulated to member states on Wednesday, has been replaced by a commitment to “ever closer association” between the EU and Canada, but short of full membership itself.
- The office of European Council President António Costa has spent recent hours in intense talks with several member states, above a
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- Published on 28 October 2026 - 15:59 GMT+1 The EU has dropped any mention of associate membership from the latest draft of the joint declaration due to be adopted at the end of the EU-Canada summit in Montreal on Thursday and Friday.
- The proposal, introduced at Germany’s insistence in a revised text circulated to member states on Wednesday, has been replaced by a commitment to “ever closer association” between the EU and Canada, but short of full membership itself.
- The office of European Council President António Costa has spent recent hours in intense talks with several member states, above a
Sources: Euronews