EU–Canada Summit in Montreal: 'Associated Membership' Without the Name
At the summit in Montreal, the EU and Canada are discussing an unprecedentedly close partnership, including a possible status of the EU's 'first associated member'. However, the very term has been excluded from the final declaration at the request of Germany and several other countries. What is actually being discussed — from critical minerals to the Erasmus programme — and why this is a consequence of the trade conflict with the US. At the summit in Montreal, the EU and Canada are discussing an unprecedentedly close partnership, including a possible status of 'first associate member' of the EU. However, the very term has been excluded from the final declaration at the request of Germany and a number of countries. What is actually being discussed — from critical minerals to the Erasmus program — and why this is a consequence of the trade conflict with the United States.
Aziz Karimov