{"id":545726,"date":"2026-03-19T01:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545726\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T01:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T01:18:11","slug":"could-canada-join-the-eu-french-foreign-minister-says-maybe-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/545726\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Canada join the EU? French foreign minister says \u2018maybe\u2019 – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Dylan Robertson<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted March 18, 2026 3:39 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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French\u00a0Foreign\u00a0Minister\u00a0Jean-Noel Barrot is openly mulling the idea of\u00a0Canada\u00a0seeking membership in the European Union.<\/p>\n

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Speaking\u00a0at\u00a0the Europe 2026 conference in Berlin today, Barrot said the European Union<\/a> is attracting more candidate countries, such as Iceland, and suggested \u201cmaybe\u00a0Canada\u00a0at\u00a0some\u00a0point\u201d will sign up.<\/p>\n

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Barrot smiled while mentioning\u00a0Canada\u00a0and his comments generated\u00a0some\u00a0laughter from a panel moderator and applause from the audience.<\/p>\n

The idea of\u00a0Canada\u00a0joining the\u00a0EU\u00a0has been floated by\u00a0some, such as Alberta politician Thomas Lukaszuk, while others reject the idea of adding Brussels to existing federal and provincial rules.<\/p>\n

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Prime\u00a0Minister\u00a0Mark Carney dismissed the idea last June, saying he wants clearer and broader ties with the continent but not as a member of the\u00a0EU.<\/p>\n

Carney has visited\u00a0EU\u00a0countries many times over his first year in office to strengthen\u00a0EU\u00a0ties in trade and defence.<\/p>\n

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