The Canadian prime minister says he could wait for another U.S. president to secure a suitable trade deal, criticizing Washington’s Russia policy and warning against technological dependence.
A diplomatic showdown is unfolding in Brussels as Germany and several other EU governments resist plans to describe Canada as the bloc’s first “associate member.” With European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney preparing for a high-stakes summit in Montreal, the dispute exposes deeper tensions over European integration, institutional authority and the future of transatlantic relations under Donald Trump.
Berlin is leading opposition to Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to grant Canada a new form of association with the European Union. France, Italy and Belgium have also raised concerns, exposing tensions between the European Commission and national governments ahead of the October 29–30 EU–Canada summit in Montreal.
Greece needed a win by Canada over Australia to avoid an early exit from the competition. Despite a tense first half where Australia led 45-49, Canada surged in the second half and ultimately secured a 93-83 victory. The quarter scores were 26-28, 45-49, 72-70, and 93-83.
The meeting took place on the occasion of the visit of the Greek Prime Minister to Canada.
In parallel, the minister met with the Metropolitan of San Francisco Gerasimos with whom she discussed ways the Church could contribute to the information on the postal voste as well as with the president of the US-Greek Council of California Spyros Lazaris with whom she discussed initiatives to enhance the participation in the elections.
Greece is expected to finalize a deal for the purchase of 7 fire-fighting aircraft from Canada early next week during the official visit of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Montréal, and Toronto.
More than 1 million travelers and well over 1 billion euros in revenue are expected to be brought to Greece next season by direct flights from the USA, said the Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, in an interview he gave to ERT.
