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Welcome 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!
The European Parliament is again holding a Gender Equality Week. The Delegation for relations with Canada is contributing to this important event with a joint statement (below) by the Chair of the delegation and its Member responsible for Gender Mainstreaming.
The 43rd EU–Canada Interparliamentary Meeting (IPM) took place in Ottawa on 27–28 October 2025. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and the Canadian Parliament discussed key issues in EU–Canada relations, including trade, energy, security and defence cooperation, and the responsible governance of artificial intelligence. A joint statement was signed at the end of the IPM reaffirming the strong will to enhance the EU-Canada partnership.
On the occasion of the EU-Canada summit being held in Brussels on 23 June 2025, the Chair of the Delegation for relations with Canada, Mr Javier Moreno Sanchez, the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr David McAllister, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs Standing Rapporteur for Canada, Mr Tobias Cremer issued the following statement.