Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada is pursuing a unique alliance with the European Union to deepen economic ties, denying reports that Ottawa seeks associate membership. The diplomatic push comes amid a deteriorating trade war with Washington, after President Donald Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian exports. Trump escalated rhetoric by calling Canada the worst country to deal with and threatening additional tariffs on Canadian auto imports from January 1. Discussions with European leaders focus on easing the movement of goods, services, and specialised workers across sectors such as energy, artificial intelligence, and defence. Carney pitched Canada as a reliable, rule-of-law investment destination at a Toronto summit ahead of upcoming visits to France and the United Kingdom. In fullCanada looks beyond America with plans for ‘unique alliance’ with EUMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Canadian officials are reportedly seeking closer ties with the European Union amid the trade war between Canada and the U.S.

Sources cited by the newspaper said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had spent several months discussing "closer integration of Canada and its 41 mln residents into the…