European Union member states have blocked a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to grant Canada a special status as an “associate member” of the bloc.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several other EU leaders pushed to remove the term from a draft declaration ahead of a two-day EU-Canada summit beginning Thursday in Montreal, according to diplomats cited by the dpa and AFP news agencies.

Instead, the revised document calls for a plan to establish “closer ties” between

    • Séimhe (sé / é)@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      I thought you were finished.

      I just read your profile. You’re a genocide apologist. That explains how dedicated you are to being obtuse!

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        I think you should learn to read then since you failed (shit, I even have a profile description going into that, how did you miss it?). I meant not continuing the topic, but at this point I’m just ridiculing you.