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Ursula von der Leyen
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- EUEU-Canada summit opens in Montreal: “associate membership” dropped from declaration; Carney says name doesn't matterCosta and von der Leyen meet Prime Minister Mark Carney at a two-day summit aimed at an “Alliance for the Future.” EU governments watered down the Commission's proposal on Canada's status.
- EUEU drops “associate membership” from Canada declaration after German objectionsAhead of the Montreal summit, the new text speaks of “ever closer association” between Canada and the EU, without opening a path to full membership.