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En su discurso de apertura de la cumbre entre la UE y Canadá, celebrada en Montreal este jueves y viernes, la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, incluyó una cita del cantautor canadiense Leonard Cohen, originario de la ciudad anfitriona, que bien podría haber sido el eslogan del encuentro: “Hay una grieta en todo, así es como entra la luz”. En un escenario global que durante los dos días se definió como incierto, decadente, difícil y de ruptura, las dos partes han decidido estrechar aún más sus lazos históricos en una alianza con ambición de largo alcance.
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Alliance for the Future, unveiled at Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for world ‘shaken by new storms’
Canada and Europe have announced a new alliance of like-minded nations to serve as both a “protective canopy under which our citizens can thrive” and a powerful hedge against the unpredictable nature of geopolitics, while welcoming other countries to join.
Speaking to reporters on Friday from Montreal, the prime minister, Mark Carney, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, called the new partnership the Alliance for the Future and said the “deepest possible partnership between Canada and the 27-member bloc had the potential to offer unprecedented stability and opportunity”.
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© Photograph: Graham Hughes/EPA
© Photograph: Graham Hughes/EPA
Alliance for the Future, unveiled at Montreal summit and open to other countries, conceived for world ‘shaken by new storms’
Canada and Europe have announced a new alliance of like-minded nations to serve as both a “protective canopy under which our citizens can thrive” and a powerful hedge against the unpredictable nature of geopolitics, while welcoming other countries to join.
Speaking to reporters on Friday from Montreal, the prime minister, Mark Carney, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, called the new partnership the Alliance for the Future and said the “deepest possible partnership between Canada and the 27-member bloc had the potential to offer unprecedented stability and opportunity”.
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© Photograph: Graham Hughes/EPA
© Photograph: Graham Hughes/EPA
© Photograph: Graham Hughes/EPA
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