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Welcome video message from the D-CA Chair
Je m'appelle Javier Moreno Sánchez et c'est pour moi un privilège et un honneur de présider la Délégation du Parlement européen pour les relations avec le Canada pour les cinq prochaines années.
Le Canada est un ami, un allié et un partenaire précieux de longue date de l'Union européenne. Comme je le dis souvent, les Canadiens sont les citoyens les plus européens hors de l'Europe.
We share common values such as democracy, rules of law, respect of human rights and gender equality. We stand firm in our support for the rules-based international order and are ready to defend it at this moment of geopolitical instability.
The EU-Canada Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement and Strategic Partnership Agreement provide a framework for a further deepening of our policy dialogue, cooperation and convergence on issues of common concern. Through parliamentary democracy we will work with the Member States that have not yet ratified the Agreement to complete the ratification process.
We have a key role to play in enhancing EU-Canada relations. Interparliamentary meetings with our Canadian counterparts take place once a year and give an opportunity to exchange on a wide range of topics - trade, security and defence, energy security and critical raw material, foreign interference and artificial intelligence.
En outre, nous organisons régulièrement des réunions de la délégation du Parlement européen ainsi que de nombreuses rencontres informelles avec des professeurs universitaires, des journalistes, des représentants de la société civile et du secteur privé canadiens.
Je me réjouis des échanges parlementaires avec nos amis canadiens dans les années à venir!

Members held an exchange of views with H.E. Ms Geneviève Tuts, EU Ambassador to Canada on the outlook for EU-Canada relations. Ms Tuts gave Members an overview of the current political situation in Canada, Canadian G7 Presidency and the opportunities for closer ties between Canada and the EU. Members raised points concerning trade and CETA, the involvement of Canada in EU defence procurement, migration and a stronger EU-Canada partnership, among others.

Mr. Javier Moreno Sánchez, Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Canada, met with Ms Geneviève Tuts, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada, to discuss political priorities for EU-Canada cooperation and upcoming parliamentary activities related to Canada.

At the meeting of the delegation of 22 January, Delegation Members and Members of Parliament and Senators from Canada held an engaging exchange on various issues, in particular supporting the rules-based international order and multilateralism, the impact of the new US Administration and the possible avenues for strengthening the EU-Canada cooperation in several fields. The date of the next meeting is yet to be confirmed.