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Canada and EU sign digital trade deal at Montreal summit

Canada and the EU signed a digital trade deal at their Montreal summit, after dropping a plan to make Canada an "associate member."

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Canada and the European Union signed a digital trade deal at their summit in Montreal, Al Jazeera reports. The outlet says Donald Trump's trade threats are pushing U.S. allies to seek closer ties elsewhere.

The summit went ahead without the "associate member" idea. France 24 reported that a joint declaration issued before the summit dropped the proposal while keeping the goal of closer ties. Deutsche Welle reported that Germany and other EU members objected to the status, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had wanted to give Canada.

Von der Leyen said the EU instead seeks "association without accession" for Canada, according to Deutsche Welle. The outlet describes this as the EU seeking the "highest level" of ties.

France 24 says Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to reduce Canada's reliance on the United States, despite warnings from Trump. BBC News reported that officials were discussing deeper economic and defence ties.

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  1. Deutsche WelleEU countries block Canada's 'associate membership' planWed, Oct 28, 8:49 PM EDT
  2. France 24Canada and EU drop associate membership plan in bid to deepen tiesWed, Oct 28, 8:56 PM EDT
  3. BBC NewsCarney to push for closer ties at Canada-EU summit in MontrealThu, Oct 29, 5:51 AM EDT
  4. Deutsche WelleEU seeks 'highest level' ties with Canada in Montreal summitThu, Oct 29, 2:50 PM EDT
  5. Al JazeeraEU and Canada seek deeper ties amid worsening global uncertaintyFri, Oct 30, 4:00 PM EDT

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Earlier versions (2)
  1. Thu, Oct 29, 5:55 AM EDT, 3 outlets: Canada and EU drop associate membership idea before Montreal summit
  2. Wed, Oct 28, 9:05 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Canada and EU drop associate membership idea before Montreal summit