Montreal: Towards an EU-Canada Union?

09/11/2026
UEF in the Press
UEF

We would like to share here the opinion signed by UEF President Domenec Ruiz Devesa and published in the Spanish newspaper Informacion with the title: Montreal: ¿Hacia una Unión Europa-Canadá?

Ruiz Devesa examines how the Montreal summit brought the EU and Canada closer on digital trade, critical raw materials, research and support for Ukraine. He argues that the immediate priority is to complete ratification of the existing trade and strategic partnership agreements. That would lay the groundwork for closer political ties, potentially including regular consultations or Canadian participation in the European Council without voting rights.

Read the article in Spanish

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