Canada and EU announce new alliance open to like-minded countries

Alliance for the Future, unveiled at Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for world ‘shaken by new storms’ Canada and Europe have announced a new alliance of like-minded nations to serve as both a “protective canopy under which our citizens can thrive” and a powerful hedge against the unpredictable nature of geopolitics, while welcoming other countries to join. Speaking to reporters on Friday from Montreal, the prime minister, Mark Carney, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, called the new partnership the Alliance for the Future and said the “deepest possible partnership between Canada and the 27-member bloc had the potential to offer unprecedented stability and opportunity”. Continue reading...

加拿大與歐盟在蒙特利爾峰會上宣布成立“未來聯盟”，以對衝地緣政治不確定性並減少對美國的依賴。雙方在烏克蘭貸款、超算與人工智能合作上達成具體安排，但加拿大“准成員”身份的具體內容被推遲到2027年峰會。