Canada to sign the defense purchasing agreement with the European Union: officials – national

European Union Officials say Canada is likely to sign a Defense Procurement agreement with the continent when Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Brussels later this month.

On June 23, Carney Brussels is scheduled to visit Canada-European Union Summit, where he will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Lin and European Council President Antonio Costa.

In the presence of the 7 Group Summit in Alberta today, both European Union leaders say that Canada’s participation in what they call the “advanced defense structure” in Europe has deepened.

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Von der Layen says Canada will sign a security and defense partnership with the European Union, which will allow it to join the European Loan Loan Program for Joint Defense Projects.

The Euro program, which has an area of ​​150 billion euros, is called security or safe security measures, which is part of the Europe Re -generating initiative, which Carney says wants to join Canada.

Von der Leyen says that the safe program can join “allies, friends and partners” in Europe, and this month the deal will allow negotiations on bringing Canada to the program.