Prime Minister concludes productive Canada-European Union Summit

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded his participation at the Canada-European Union (EU) Summit, where he hosted European Council President Donald Tusk. The European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, as well as the Minister of International Trade Diversification, Jim Carr, and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, also took part in the Summit.

The ever-expanding Canada-EU partnership is based on common history and shared values, and generations of Canadians and Europeans working together to face the greatest challenges of their time. During this year’s Summit, leaders discussed how Canada and the EU are working together to build economies that benefit everyone and strengthen the middle class in Canada and the EU.

At the Summit, Prime Minister Trudeau and President Tusk highlighted the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which is creating new opportunities and good, middle class jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. Prime Minister Trudeau underscored how, over the first year that CETA was in force, two-way trade between Canada and the EU grew by almost eight per cent compared with the previous year. He emphasized how CETA protects the environment, upholds labour rights, creates new opportunities for workers and businesses, and offers a blueprint for future trade deals around the world.

Prime Minister Trudeau and President Tusk discussed the Strategic Partnership Agreement, signed together with CETA, which is further strengthening ties and deepening cooperation between Canada and the EU...

This was excerpted from an 18 July 2019 news release by the Prime Minister's Office.