EU Parliament to open office in Canada
Parliament will work in Ottawa alongside the existing EU delegation.
The European Parliament plans to establish an office in Canada, according to Parliament President Roberta Metsola. The announcement precedes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's scheduled attendance at the State of the Union speech at Parliament's Strasbourg headquarters, set for Wednesday. Carney will also address Parliament on Thursday.
The Canadian leader is visiting Europe to strengthen ties with partners, as Ottawa is currently engaged in a trade conflict with Washington. Metsola highlighted the initiative's goal of creating a stronger presence that fosters parliamentary exchanges across the Atlantic, with a regional scope extending to the Arctic. Speaking after a leadership meeting, she said, "Europe and Canada: old friends, still writing the next page together."
The new office will operate as an "antenna office" in conjunction with the existing EU delegation to Canada in Ottawa, managed by the European External Action Service. A Parliament press release emphasized that the office will serve as a vital platform for parliamentary engagement on matters of strategic importance to both the EU and Canada.
The Parliament already maintains an office in Ukraine, dating back to September 2025, and has a presence in several non-EU countries, including Ethiopia, Moldova, the U.K., Indonesia, the U.S., and Panama.
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