Politics
Canada and EU launch Alliance for the Future with Ottawa set as first associate member
October 30, 2026 at 09:04 PM
Coverage
3 reports · over 11 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
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(opens the publisher’s site)Canada and the EU have launched the Alliance for the Future at a Montreal summit, with Canada set to become the bloc's first associate member.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa at the two-day summit in Montreal.
- Both sides signed a digital trade deal at the summit on Friday.
- Carney announced Canada's participation in the EU's 90 billion euro ($103bn) support loan for Ukraine, with an initial contribution of 500 million euros ($558m).
- Officials from Germany and France have voiced opposition to the Canada-EU partnership.