Berlin and Brussels are debating the proposal of European Commission President von der Leyen to grant Canada the status of "partner member" in the European Union. Tensions increased after the head of the European Union raised this idea at the summit in Montreal - Germany continues to offer this term to Ukraine, Politico writes. The dispute over the wording illustrates a growing rift between Mertz and von der Leyen over how the bloc should be run, the newspaper said.

Berlin and Brussels are debating the proposal of European Commission President von der Leyen to grant Canada the status of "partner member" in the European Union. Tensions increased after the head of the European Union raised this idea at the summit in Montreal - Germany continues to offer this term to Ukraine, Politico writes. The dispute over the wording illustrates a growing rift between Mertz and von der Leyen over how the bloc should be run, the newspaper said.