European Union officials say Canada is likely to sign a defence procurement agreement with the continent when Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Brussels later this month.
Carney is set to visit the administrative capital of the European Union on June 23 for the Canada-EU summit, where he will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.
At the G7 summit in Alberta on Sunday, both EU leaders said Canada’s involvement in Europe’s defence architecture is set to deepen.
Von der Leyen said Canada will sign a security and defence partnership with the EU which will allow it to join a European loan program for joint defence projects….