Key facts
- Senior MEP Tobias Cremer called for concrete commitments in EU-Canada relations.
- Cremer proposed an institutional framework for closer EU-Canada ties.
- The EU offered Canada 'associate membership' in September.
- Canada is facing a trade war with the US.
- A summit between the EU and Canada is scheduled for next week in Montreal.
Tobias Cremer, the European Parliament's point person on Canada, has urged the European Union to move beyond rhetoric and establish concrete commitments in its relationship with Canada. He stated that the proposed "associate membership" for Canada should be a meaningful partnership that extends beyond trade, creating a formal institutional framework for closer ties.