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EU Observer (4 May 2026)

Elena Sánchez NİCOLÁS

Armenia is hosting the eighth edition of the European Political Community (EPC) on Monday, where some 48 heads of state and government, plus Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, are expected to attend to discuss economic progress and security in the region. 

Carney’s symbolic invitation shows that Europe and Canada are getting closer, especially on security issues that the EPC traditionally focuses on. And Canada’s recent integration into the EU’s defence SAFE programme is an example of that.

The move also follows the historic speech of Carney earlier this year in Davos, where he called for “middle powers” to unite against the “rupture” of the rules-based international order — mainly driven by the US, with Donald Trump threatening to invade Greenland, and breaking trust within Nato.

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