Canada and EU announce alliance and expand cooperation

World · First reported 30 Oct, 18:54 · Updated 19:40

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Canada and the European Union announced the Alliance for the Future after a two-day summit in Montreal, with plans for closer cooperation and a Canadian contribution to a €90 billion Ukraine support loan. Leaders also discussed trade, AI, critical minerals and a possible associate relationship, with its scope to be clarified at a 2027 summit.

Canada and the EU announced the Alliance for the Future after a two-day summit in Montreal.
Canada agreed to contribute to a €90 billion support loan for Ukraine, and the sides outlined cooperation spanning trade, minerals and AI.
Leaders discussed a possible associate relationship, with a clearer scope expected at a 2027 summit.

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Announcement: Canada and the EU announced the Alliance for the Future after a two-day summit in Montreal.
Ukraine: Canada agreed to contribute to a €90 billion support loan for Ukraine.
AI cooperation: Canada was to gain access to European supercomputers for training AI models.
Associate relationship: Leaders said a clearer scope for the proposed associate membership would come at a 2027 summit.
Quebec: Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon skipped the summit after Ottawa declined to let him speak publicly at it.