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EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'

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  1. neom · · focus · HN ↗
    No idea what this actually means, if it means easier trade, I'm all for anything that reduces our dependency on the yanks, as long as we don't need to be involved in their regulatory or legal regimes. The Americans are no longer our friends, Salut, mes amis Européens. :)
    1. FabCH · · focus · HN ↗
      Carney was asking for freedom of movement of goods, people and services, but without full monetary and legislative integration.

      So, easier to sell stuff, easier to buy stuff, free to just travel to/from Canada/EU and work there with no extra paperwork, free to buy and sell service from Canada to EU and vice versa.

      No Euro, no vote in EU, no ECJ, no payments into each others budget.

      Tighter integration than UK, not as tight as Norway/Switzerland/Iceland.

      Common defense was already agreed anyhow.

      I can tell you this enjoys broad support in the EU public. Although, no joke, a lot of peoples first reaction is: "They need to compete in Eurovision first. Otherwise they should wait for Australia to join first."

      1. leidenfrost · · focus · HN ↗
        AFAIK Charles III is the monarch both for UK and Canada.

        Doesn't this mean that Canada is, in a certain degree, dependent of UK?

        1. amiga386 · · focus · HN ↗
          Let me introduce you to the Commonwealth of Nations

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Commonwealth_of_Nations" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Commonwealth_of_Nations

          These countries choose voluntarily to hold ties with the UK, and each other, and often accept the UK&#x27;s monarch as nominal head of state, but don&#x27;t be mistaken; they are all fully independent countries. Some are republics, some are kingdoms with their own king. They value each other&#x27;s friendship, shared values and heritage, but they&#x27;re not beholden to the UK or each other.

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