Associate Membership Does Not Exist in EU Law. Here Is What Canada Would Actually Get.
The analysis
On 16 September 2026, in her State of the Union address in Strasbourg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that she wanted to open the door for Canada to become the European Union's first "associate member." Prime Minister Mark Carney was in the chamber.
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