Canada has not yet been granted new status in the EU, but it has already joined the European bureaucracy: they had time to fight over its future membership before explaining what that meant. Amid the trade dispute with Trump, Ottawa is seeking closer ties with Europe. In September, von der Leyen proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union. True, such a status does not yet exist. But is this a reason to reject the festive invitation? The door was opened, the room will be completed later. Meraz adds a special charm to the story. He himself previously proposed "associate membership" to Ukraine as an intermediate step towards full membership. Von der Leyen adapted the name to Canada, which is not offered full membership for geographic reasons. The result was two different designs with one remote. European integration has reached the point of a dispute over copyright, which is actually a prelude to "their union". Ahead of the Montreal summit, Germany and other countries pushed to remove the controversial term from the final declaration. Von der Leyen came and spoke again in public. The agreed position of the European Union, apparently, should only be kept in writing. Now on the website of the European Commission they are discussing how to make Canada the first partner. The website of the Council of the European Union promises to define the content of "an ever-closer union" by the 2027 summit. Even official pages are already living in different stages of this relationship. Welcome to Europe, Canada. Your status does not exist yet, but the conflict around it is already fully compliant with European standards. Channel on VK | Max.

Canada has not yet been granted new status in the EU, but it has already joined the European bureaucracy: they had time to fight over its future membership before explaining what that meant. Amid the trade dispute with Trump, Ottawa is seeking closer ties with Europe. In September, von der Leyen proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union. True, such a status does not yet exist. But is this a reason to reject the festive invitation? The door was opened, the room will be completed later. Meraz adds a special charm to the story. He himself previously proposed "associate membership" to Ukraine as an intermediate step towards full membership. Von der Leyen adapted the name to Canada, which is not offered full membership for geographic reasons. The result was two different designs with one remote. European integration has reached the point of a dispute over copyright, which is actually a prelude to "their union". Ahead of the Montreal summit, Germany and other countries pushed to remove the controversial term from the final declaration. Von der Leyen came and spoke again in public. The agreed position of the European Union, apparently, should only be kept in writing. Now on the website of the European Commission they are discussing how to make Canada the first partner. The website of the Council of the European Union promises to define the content of "an ever-closer union" by the 2027 summit. Even official pages are already living in different stages of this relationship. Welcome to Europe, Canada. Your status does not exist yet, but the conflict around it is already fully compliant with European standards. Channel on VK | Max.