Canada and the European Union signed a new Security and Defence Partnership on Monday in Brussels, marking a major step toward deepening transatlantic cooperation in military and security affairs.
The agreement provides a framework for regular dialogue and strategic cooperation in shared defence priorities. It is expected to enhance coordination between Canada and EU member states—particularly those who are also NATO allies—in areas such as joint capability development, crisis response, and military readiness.
“For Canada, this is about broadening and modernising our global partnerships,” Prime Minister Carney said. “Through increased cooperation in defence, trade, and commerce, we’ll create greater prosperity, security, and stability on both sides of the Atlantic.”
The partnership is also described as a strategic step towards Canada's participation in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative—part of the broader ReArm Europe Plan under the EU’s Readiness 2030 agenda, aimed at building a more integrated and responsive European defence architecture.
Officials say the deal will also streamline procurement processes and accelerate the delivery of shared capability targets, offering more economical solutions for transatlantic partners.
The announcement comes amid renewed geopolitical instability, including Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and increasing global security threats, prompting closer coordination between allied democracies in North America and Europe.
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Ukraine targeted a warehouse belonging to Russia’s largest retailer, Wildberries, and an oil refinery overnight, while Moscow said its forces struck a ship carrying military cargo in the Black Sea.
The U.S. military said it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, a two-hour operation that hit dozens of targets. Washington described the strikes as a "powerful response" to Iranian missile attacks targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East a day earlier.
Iran’s army said it targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait with drone attacks. Tehran said the operations were carried out in retaliation for recent U.S. strikes.
Thousands of migrants have crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco, overwhelming border security and prompting local authorities to call for a national emergency and military deployment.
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Russia pounded Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 28 others, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has not agreed to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors.
Spain said it had reversed an unprecedented surge of migrants into its North African enclave of Ceuta, with most of the approximately 50,000 people who crossed the border by land and sea already having returned voluntarily.
Thousands of people spent the night on beaches, waiting by fences or wading through the sea in the hope of reaching Europe, as an estimated 49,000 migrants crossed into Spain's enclave of Ceuta in just 24 hours.
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