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Ireland's finance minister Simon Harris says closer EU-Canada links won’t damage EU-US relations as Ursula von der Leyen pitches Canada as an EU associate member and Ottawa–EU cooperation expands on climate and cybersecurity, with Canada also engaging in EU finance talks.
EU officials are building a broad package to pull Canada closer into Europe’s economic and security orbit, spanning critical minerals, Erasmus+ education, digital trade, skilled workers, and Arctic security, in a bid to deepen ties ahead of an October summit. Ottawa seeks options short of full EU membership, including closer market access, easier mobility of workers, and joint defense and Arctic initiatives, while aiming to push ratification of CETA and leverage EU programs like SAFE for defense and green investments.