Beyond the morale boost and Mark Carney’s stardust, ‘associate membership’ means little Ursula von der Leyen brought a new mascot to her annual State of the Union address to the European parliament: the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney. The leader of a plucky, like-minded liberal democracy,...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/opening-the-eu-door-for-canada-is-a-harmless-gesture-but-it-wont-fix-europes-security-crisis)

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