Canada-EU Alliance for the Future deepens defence, tech ties
Leaders launched the Canada-EU Alliance for the Future in Montreal, with plans spanning critical minerals, AI, digital trade, energy and defence cooperation.
Canada and the EU launched the Canada-EU Alliance for the Future at the 21st EU-Canada Summit in Montreal on Friday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Pillars include critical minerals supply chains, energy including LNG exchanges, defence-related resource security, AI and a digital trade framework.
The European Investment Bank and Canada finished talks on a deal to ease European investment in Canadian critical raw materials.
Both sides will open talks on deeper Canadian participation in the EU’s Erasmus+ education programme.