OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to substantially staff up its embassies in Europe and set deadlines for following through on the flurry of agreements
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to substantially staff up its embassies in Europe and set deadlines for following through on the flurry of agreements Brussels has signed with Ottawa.
Dion’s comments come after Canada’s former military chief said Ottawa must stop cutting back on diplomats to boost defence spending.
Get the latest news and unmatched insights in your inbox every evening
Please enter a valid email address.
Sign Up
Stéphane Dion calls on Canada to become member of the 'European Political Community'
EU countries consider major overhaul of bloc's diplomatic service
EU countries weigh 'tearing apart' bloc's diplomatic service, FT reports
EU embassies in Moscow should take steps to establish dialogue with Russia — Kneissl
The Brief – A meagre appetite for the great defence splurge | Euractiv
'It would consolidate our status as the most European of non-European countries,' he told a Senate committee.
By Jonathan SpicerANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - Canada wants more countries to back its global defence bank initiative before it…
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign service cuts are disproportionately affecting positions based abroad, with those rotational positions…
EU member states are debating whether to dismantle the European External Action Service, potentially folding it into the European…
OTTAWA - Ottawa might scrap the position of special envoy to Africa, despite House of Commons and Senate committees calling on…
France and Germany are in talks to reform the European Union's 15-year-old diplomatic service. The goal is to enhance the bloc's…
