Comment: Carney believes more in Europe than Europe does in itself
Canada's Prime Minister wants to make Europe the center of a new alliance of middle powers. The EU has everything it needs to do so - if it is finally ready to lead.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to reduce his country's dependence on the US and strengthen ties with Europe. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to make Canada the EU's first "associated member". The move comes as several democratic countries, including Japan, Australia, and the UK, seek a new partner and leadership after the US, under Donald Trump, stepped back from its traditional role.
The EU has the economic size and political credibility to fill this gap, but its actual policy lags behind this ambition, partly due to internal pressures on key member states' leaders, including Germany's Friedrich Merz and France's Emmanuel Macron.
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