JUST IN: TRUMP WARNS EUROPE As Canada Gets A New EU Offer

JUST IN: TRUMP WARNS EUROPE As Canada Gets A New EU Offer

On September 16, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union address in Strasbourg to say she wants to open the door for Canada to become the first associate member of the European Union. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in the chamber. In this video you hear her own words, uncut. What she listed: a tech alliance, integrated defence industries, the Arctic as a flagship joint project, critical minerals, batteries, AI and economic security. And the trade figure she gave: goods trade up seventy five percent under CETA in less than a decade. Then we look at what the offer does not yet contain. In the three days before the speech there were three different accounts of where the associate member idea came from. A Canadian official told CBC the title had been ruled out. DW's correspondent in Strasbourg said there is no definition of an EU associate member at all, and that some member states see it as hard to achieve. Carney himself has said Canada is not looking to become a member. We also count the other moments Canada came up in the same speech, on AI and on European security, and look at the next real test: the EU Canada summit in October. Sources are linked in the pinned comment with timestamps. Clips are used for news commentary and criticism. This channel is independent and not affiliated with any government or party.

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