EU and Canada 'see the world with the same eyes': EU chief Ursula von der Leyen - CTV News

Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are set to sign a cooperation framework at a Montreal summit at the end of October that would admit Canadian companies to EU cloud and artificial-intelligence tenders, give Canada a role in the Galileo satellite system, smooth European investment in Canadian critical minerals and commit both sides to buying 50 Canadian-built De Havilland water bombers, the Globe and Mail reported, citing a draft joint statement. Ottawa and Brussels call the package an “alliance for the future” meant to reduce exposure to an unpredictable Washington, but a group of former diplomats and trade officials argued Thursday that one-off deals are not enough and that the two leaders should instead issue a joint declaration of common principles, open to other middle powers, in the spirit of the 1941 Atlantic Charter. Both governments are seeking shelter from protectionism under U. S. President Donald Trump. Under the leaked text, Canadian firms could bid on European cloud and AI infrastructure work normally closed to outsiders, and the De Havilland aircraft would be ready for wildfire duty by 2030.

Israeli settlers have attacked European diplomats, including a French mayor, near the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank. The delegation was visiting Palestinian olive harvesters on Saturday when the Israeli attackers confronted the group. The attack comes a day after settlers assaulted a US journalist north of Ramallah. In Saturday’s incident, the settlers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said. “A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle damaged,” Prevot said, linking the attack to what he called Israel’s “illegal settlement policy” and pledging to push for further European Union sanctions. French mayor Bernard Baudoux, who was assaulted, told the AFP news agency that the violence suggests that “there is a tolerance on the part of the Israeli government” towards settler violence. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Ramallah, said the settlers surrounded the diplomats’ vehicles, pelted them with stones and smashed their windows.

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