EU Foreign Policy Influencers

The EU is Canada's second-largest trading partner, with a total trade value of approximately $161.9 billion in 2024. Canada has a long standing defence relationship through NATO with troops stationed in various European countries

There are two reasons for European and Canadian discomfort.

Putin is aggressively arming in Europe while XI is aggressively arming in the Pacific.

The US is pivoting to Asia Pacific whether Europe moves fast enough or not.

Taiwan is TSMC. TSMC is AI leadership

EU Foreign Policy Influencers   The Council of the EU      The European Parliament @Europarl_EN      The European Parliament - Chair AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs @davidmcallister      The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) @EP_ForeignAff       European Parliament Diplomacy @ep_diplomacy      Bernd LANGE, INTA Committee on International Trade @berndlange      The European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) @Europarl_EN      Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission @vonderleyen      Wiki: Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission @vonderleyen      Kaja Kallas. High Representative / Vice President (2024-2029) | Foreign Affairs and Security Policy @kajakallas      Wiki: Kaja Kallas. High Representative / Vice President (2024-2029) | Foreign Affairs and Security Policy @kajakallas      COMMISSIONER (2024-2029) | Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency @MarosSefcovic      Andrius Kubilius Comissioner (2024-2029) | Defence and Space @KubiliusA      Ilze Juhansone, Secretary-General of the European Commission (European Commission's top civil servant)      NATO Ministers of Defence    Senior Ambassadors   Delegation of the European Union to Canada @EUinCanada      Geneviève Tuts, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada @EUAmbCanada      Jovita Neliupšienė, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States      Jorge Toledo, EU Ambassador to China EU Delegation to China    EU Analysis - Trade and Security   EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)      The European Union and Canada signed a Security and Defence Partnership on the margins of the EU–Canada Summit.(June 23, 2025)      ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030      White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030      Carelton.ca: Readiness 2030: Europe’s Ambition Plan to Ramp Up its Defence Industrial Capacity      YT: European Commission: Peace through strength: the European Defence strategy      YT: Cooperation with NATO for Ukraine's Defence: Statement with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte (September 29, 2025)      Politico Europe @POLITICOEurope      EU Council Press @POLITICOEurope       EuropeanCommission youtube channel    EU Departments and executive agencies   European Commission: Departments and executive agencies - Overview      European Defence Agency      The Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security works on EU policies related to trade and economic security, and manages the EU's trade and investment relations with non-EU countries.    Canada EU Relations   CDN Prime Minister Carney appoints the Honourable John Hannaford as Personal Representative to the European Union (October 1, 2025)      Canada and the European Union      Prime Minister Carney on The Hague Summit Declaration (June 25, 2025)      Council of Europe @coe      YT: NATO News @NATONews @NATO    European Defence   Keynote Speech by Commissioner Kubilius at the 5th European Defence and Security Conference (October 13, 2025)      European Commission Defence - prioritising building a true European defence union    Canada Europe Relations Organizations   The Munich Security Conference      The Hague Summit Declaration issued by the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in The Hague June 25, 2025