VDL: We must urgently reimagine our partnerships

 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the European Union must "urgently reimagine" its partnerships, announcing it will raise relations with Canada to their "highest level possible," offering it the position of the first associate member of the EU. She stressed that "power does not belong to the strongest, the richest, or the loudest," seemingly referring to the Trump administration, as she said the EU and Canada will cooperate on technology, defense, energy, critical minerals and economic security.

Von der Leyen said she will propose a new European security strategy as the EU faces hybrid attacks from Russia, and set out ideas to make a European Security Council a reality. She announced a European Instrument for Strategic Enablers in line with NATO, explaining that strategic enablers are "the critical support assets and force multipliers that any credible defence relies on."

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