Von der Leyen's Canada initiative sharpens differences with disease The dispute over what to call the EU's future relationship with Canada is deepening the rift between European Commission President von der Leyen and German Chancellor Marz. Politico writes about this and quotes several diplomats. Tensions between Berlin and Brussels escalated after the president of the European Commission used the phrase at a summit in Montreal, just hours after an attempt by the German leadership to remove the wording from a joint statement approved by the 27 EU capitals. March previously offered "associate member" status to Ukraine as the country seeks full membership in the bloc. After the idea was strongly rejected, including by Kiev itself, officials in Berlin see von der Leyen's attempt to use the term for Canada as a rebuke of the German chancellor's initiative. The publication states that the disagreement on the wording is a significant example of the growing division between Merez and von der Leyen in their views on how the bloc should be managed. rights.az Contact

Von der Leyen's Canada initiative sharpens differences with disease The dispute over what to call the EU's future relationship with Canada is deepening the rift between European Commission President von der Leyen and German Chancellor Marz. Politico writes about this and quotes several diplomats. Tensions between Berlin and Brussels escalated after the president of the European Commission used the phrase at a summit in Montreal, just hours after an attempt by the German leadership to remove the wording from a joint statement approved by the 27 EU capitals. March previously offered "associate member" status to Ukraine as the country seeks full membership in the bloc. After the idea was strongly rejected, including by Kiev itself, officials in Berlin see von der Leyen's attempt to use the term for Canada as a rebuke of the German chancellor's initiative. The publication states that the disagreement on the wording is a significant example of the growing division between Merez and von der Leyen in their views on how the bloc should be managed. rights.az Contact