Germany’s former Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) has proposed to offer Canada membership in the European Union. “Maybe not fully integrated like everyone else, but maybe partially,” said the former SPD leader and chair of the Atlantik-Brücke association to the Bremer Weser courier. In view of the advance of US President Donald Trump to combine the USA and Canada, Europe must counter. “In any case, Canada is more European than some members of the European Union,” added Gabriel.
The background is Trump’s demands, Canada to integrate into the USA. He mocked Canada several times as “51st state” of the United States and described the Canadian ex-minister Prime Minister Justin Trudeau several times during his term as “governor”.
US senate protests against tariffs on Canadian imports
Also practices Trump with high import duties on Canada pressure. In addition to Canada, the US President also raised claims to the island of Greenland belonging to Denmark. Here, too, Gabriel stimulated a European answer: “Of course, this does not work together, but you have to keep against it as Europe,” he said.
The pressure on Canadas also bumps into the USA on political resistance. On Friday, the US Senate adopted a resolution against the 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports with the votes of the Democrats and four Republicans. However, it is unrealistic that the Senate vote leads to a law: the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives and Trump supporters Mike Johnson should prevent a vote in the second parliamentary chamber, the House of Representatives.
