Critical Minerals

Canada EU Alliance for the Future Launches in Montreal as Ottawa Edges Toward Associate Membership

Canada and the European Union launched a new Alliance for the Future at a summit in Montreal on Friday, 30 October 2026, and agreed to define by a 2027 summit what an ever-closer association short of full membership would mean for Ottawa. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der…