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In Photos: Emmanuel Macron backs Canada as EU associate member amid US tensions

Updated On: 21 September, 2026 12:26 PM IST | ronak mastakar

French President Emmanuel Macron backed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member as he and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney moved to deepen strategic ties spanning space, defence, energy and business. (Pics/AFP)

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Pic/AFP
Pic/AFP
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The leaders met on Sunday in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory just off Newfoundland's coast where France and Canada are separated by only a few kilometres, a striking setting for Canada's accelerating turn toward Europe as relations with the US deteriorate.
The leaders met on Sunday in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory just off Newfoundland's coast where France and Canada are separated by only a few kilometres, a striking setting for Canada's accelerating turn toward Europe as relations with the US deteriorate.
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"We are very much in favour of that agenda of closer ties with the European Union, as an associate member of the Union, as the president said, and as a full-fledged member of the European community," Macron said in French while standing alongside Carney.
"We are very much in favour of that agenda of closer ties with the European Union, as an associate member of the Union, as the president said, and as a full-fledged member of the European community," Macron said in French while standing alongside Carney.
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"Only a few kilometres separate Canada and France at their closest point. Our values are even closer," Carney said in French.
"Only a few kilometres separate Canada and France at their closest point. Our values are even closer," Carney said in French.
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Carney said the countries will task their space agencies and defense ministries to develop and share infrastructure, including launch systems and ground-based reception facilities.
Carney said the countries will task their space agencies and defense ministries to develop and share infrastructure, including launch systems and ground-based reception facilities.
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They also agreed to expand cooperation in energy, telecommunications, climate resilience and economic development.
They also agreed to expand cooperation in energy, telecommunications, climate resilience and economic development.

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