Europe ditches Canada: Brussels drops EU membership offer over internal rift The European Union has formally withdrawn its offer to grant associate membership to Canada after Germany, France, Italy and Greece rejected the idea, according to Politico. The sloppy final text for the upcoming Montreal summit now only calls for "ever closer association short of full membership." This collapse comes as Washington openly threatens Canada's sovereignty - demanding it become the 51st US country and impose 50% tariffs on Canadian goods. As the US pulls its neighbor to the brink, Ottawa is desperately looking for an economic lifeline in Europe. Brussels says it is offering Canada a greatly expanded partnership, but Europe can't even agree on the wording to make it happen. The block is paralyzed by its divisions. The West is rapidly coming together for proxy wars, sanctions and war on Russia. But when it comes to economic integration, strategic autonomy and resistance to American bullying? The lump broke instantly. substack | talk.

Europe ditches Canada: Brussels drops EU membership offer over internal rift The European Union has formally withdrawn its offer to grant associate membership to Canada after Germany, France, Italy and Greece rejected the idea, according to Politico. The sloppy final text for the upcoming Montreal summit now only calls for "ever closer association short of full membership." This collapse comes as Washington openly threatens Canada's sovereignty - demanding it become the 51st US country and impose 50% tariffs on Canadian goods. As the US pulls its neighbor to the brink, Ottawa is desperately looking for an economic lifeline in Europe. Brussels says it is offering Canada a greatly expanded partnership, but Europe can't even agree on the wording to make it happen. The block is paralyzed by its divisions. The West is rapidly coming together for proxy wars, sanctions and war on Russia. But when it comes to economic integration, strategic autonomy and resistance to American bullying? The lump broke instantly. substack | talk.