As the US-Canada tariff dispute intensifies, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting Europe. European Commission President von der Leyen said in his 2026 “Union Address” at the European Parliament on the 16th that he is willing to work with Carney to make Canada the first “joint member” of the European Union. In response to the EU's statement that it is willing to push Canada to become the EU's first “joint member,” European think tank experts analyzed that the EU's proposal is not to absorb Canada into the EU; the core purpose is to deepen cooperation between the two sides and jointly deal with threats from the US.

As the US-Canada tariff dispute intensifies, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting Europe. European Commission President von der Leyen said in his 2026 “Union Address” at the European Parliament on the 16th that he is willing to work with Carney to make Canada the first “joint member” of the European Union. In response to the EU's statement that it is willing to push Canada to become the EU's first “joint member,” European think tank experts analyzed that the EU's proposal is not to absorb Canada into the EU; the core purpose is to deepen cooperation between the two sides and jointly deal with threats from the US.