According to foreign media reports, US President Trump threatened on the 16th that if Canada becomes a “co-member” of the European Union, he will stop trade between the US and the EU. Earlier in the day, European Commission President von der Leyen said in his 2026 “Union Address” at the European Parliament that he is willing to work with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to make Canada the first “joint member” of the European Union.

According to foreign media reports, US President Trump threatened on the 16th that if Canada becomes a “co-member” of the European Union, he will stop trade between the US and the EU. Earlier in the day, European Commission President von der Leyen said in his 2026 “Union Address” at the European Parliament that he is willing to work with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to make Canada the first “joint member” of the European Union.