Canada joins key EU defence programme as PM Carney pivots away from US

Canada joins the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) rearmament initiative, giving access to $170bn in loans for military equipment procurement.

By Kevin Doyle and News Agencies

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Canada has joined a multibillion-dollar European Union defence fund, becoming the first non-European country to do so, as Ottawa looks to diversify its military spending away from the United States.

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Kanada kann sich an EU-Verteidigungsfonds beteiligen

E il Canada si avvicina all'Europa