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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3392
  • 29 Oct 2026
  • 35 min

Close but not that close: Is associate EU member status still on the cards for Canada?

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  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3392
  • 35 min

We discuss the semantics as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen continues to push for associate membership for Canada, despite the title being dropped from a joint statement in favour of an ‘ever closer association’. Plus: can London’s residential embassies make nice with the neighbours?

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  • Andrew Mueller

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