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17.09.26 - 21:48
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Trump says the US doesn′t need Canada. But it′s the source of key minerals for the military | Vince Beiser (The Guardian)
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Trump himself has acknowledged the US need for Canadian aluminum – and has largely exempted metals from new tariffsAs trade talks with Canada shambled toward collapse in late August, Donald Trump brayed on Truth Social: “WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” But in fact, Canada, like China, has something the US needs badly: critical metals that undergird modern military technology.Canada is the United States's biggest foreign source of minerals, supplying about $47bin worth each year. Sixty per cent of all the aluminum the US uses each year, for instance, comes from Canada, where mighty, remote rivers provide smelting plants vast quantities of cheap, low-carbon electricity. The US military uses the lightweight metal for everything from shell casings to ship hulls and aircraft fuselage. The Pentagon's cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet's airframe is about 40% aluminum. “This country desperately needs aluminum,” Trump complained last month. “We get it all from Canada for the most part, and we need...
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17.09.26 - 20:00
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The Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain | Editorial (The Guardian)
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Mark Carney's response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision that is lacking in post-Brexit BritainThere is no “associate membership” of the European Union, nor any blueprint for what such a thing might involve. It is a political hypothesis, describing a relationship of intimate strategic alignment with the EU, stopping short of actual membership, in ways that are significant but undefined.This week, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, invited Canada to be the first country to enjoy this putative status. In her state of the union speech, she spoke of a future relationship elevated “to the highest level possible”, reflecting an affinity of interests and values. Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, reciprocated the sentiment in a speech on Wednesday. Addressing the European parliament, he said the two sides should secure “strategic autonomy through deep cooperation” across a broad spectrum of interests: trade, defence, indus...
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17.09.26 - 15:31
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Von der Leyens Kanada-Plan birgt politischen Sprengstoff (RND)
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Mit Kanada könnte Europa einen starken Partner gegen wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeiten und geopolitischen Druck gewinnen. Doch die Idee der EU-Kommissionschefin, eine „assoziierte Mitgliedschaft“ einzurichten, wird zum Stresstest....
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17.09.26 - 15:15
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Carney: Canada welcomes proposal to become EU associate member (The Hill)
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed Canada's invitation to join the European Union as its first associate member. “A Canada-EU alliance would create a beacon for other democracies,” Carney said during his speech before the European Parliament. “An alliance not defined by what we oppose but about what we are for: freedom, solidarity,......
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17.09.26 - 15:00
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Mark Carney calls for ′deep cooperation′ between Canada and EU in Strasbourg address (The Guardian)
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Polling shows overwhelming majority of Canadians support closer ties with Europe, says prime ministerMark Carney has welcomed the goal of Canada becoming the EU's first associate member, calling for “deep cooperation” between Europe and his country to secure their sovereignty, after Donald Trump derided the idea as “laughable.”In an address to the European parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, Carney said polling showed that an overwhelming majority of Canadians supported much closer ties with Europe. Continue reading......
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