EU to Seek Closer Alliance With Canada on Trade and Security

The EU's overture to Canada is a signal that middle powers are hedging against a fragmenting trade order, not just deepening a bilateral relationship. For digital-asset and tokenized-asset firms, the relevant part is the 'trade and security' framing: if it hardens into shared standards or mutual recognition, it becomes the template other blocs copy. Whether the alliance produces concrete instruments — or stays rhetorical — is the open question, and Carney's remarks are the next data point.