Canada-EU summit: What do both sides want, and what’s at stake?

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Listar 4 de 4: Por que o primeiro‑ministro do Canadá, Carney, não descarta a possibilidade de uma guerra com os EUA.

The EU has proposed to make Canada its first associate member amid tensions over US tariffs.

Canada is set to host a summit with the European Union to bolster bilateral strategic and economic ties as its relations with its southern neighbour, the United States, are in sharp decline.

A cúpula está marcada para os dias 29 e 30 de outubro na cidade de Montreal, de língua francesa do Canadá, e espera-se que se concentre em uma cooperação mais estreita em comércio, tecnologia, defesa, energia, minerais críticos, inteligência artificial, pesquisa e serviços financeiros.

In September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed opening the door for Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member”; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the move.

What is the summit, and why is it happening now.

This will be the 21st Canada-EU summit and is expected to build on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which entered into force in 2017. It eliminates duties on up to 99 percent of all imported goods between the two sides, according to the European Council.

O aprofundamento da aliança Canadá‑UE parece ser impulsionado pelas políticas do presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, que impuseram tarifas pesadas tanto nas exportações canadenses quanto europeias para os EUA e levaram o Canadá a buscar maneiras de reduzir sua dependência econômica dos EUA.

Before Trump’s tariffs whipsawed relations, Canada sent nearly 80 percent of its exports to the US.

Canada responded with equivalent tariffs on US steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.

What do Canada and Europe want from each other.

Ambas as partes estão buscando oportunidades que abrirão mais opções além da maior economia do mundo.

A cúpula dará às duas partes a oportunidade de transformar esses “complementary strengths” em benefícios concretos para nossos povos," acrescentou a declaração.

Vina Nadjibulla, co-founder and CEO of the Centre for Strategic Statecraft, a think tank in Ottawa, Canada, sees benefits and challenges.

A UE concluiu seu acordo com o Canadá, permitindo que ele participe sob o SAFE, em fevereiro, e dá às empresas canadenses acesso e tratamento preferencial em aquisições de defesa financiadas pelo Instrumento SAFE.

Could Canada become an associate member of the EU.

Last month, von der Leyen proposed that Canada could become the EU’s first associate member, suggesting a deeper relationship spanning trade, technology, defence and economic security.

Carney later welcomed the proposal’s ambition, describing his goal as a “unique alliance” rather than conventional EU membership.

However, the term “associate member” does not currently exist in EU treaties or its standard enlargement framework, according to the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a Brussels-based think tank.

Bob Rae, ex‑primeiro‑ministro de Ontário e embaixador do Canadá na ONU de 2020 a 2025, disse à Al Jazeera que “o presidente Trump não controla nossa política”.

We have been having long and productive relations with the Europeans for hundreds of years, but Trump chose to treat Canada in a way that does not respect our sovereignty”.

Ele acrescentou que “engajar-se em conversas com a UE é perfeitamente normal e não está direcionado aos EUA”.

Trump has threatened the European Union with new tariffs over its proposal to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member”, suggesting the move could be considered hostile to the US.

Trump dismissed the prospect of Canada joining the EU as “laughable” and called the US’s northern neighbour a “terrible trade partner”.