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Canada's Carney seeking closer EU ties, to attend State of the EU address

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media at a cabinet retreat in Banff, Alberta, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media at a cabinet retreat in Banff, Alberta, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. © Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will become the first non-EU head of government to attend the State of the Union address as he seeks to bring Canada and the EU closer in the face of a hostile United States.

Carney will be in Strasbourg on Wednesday to attend the State of the Union address delivered by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, before he delivers his own speech at the European Parliament the following day.

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