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Cecilia Malmstrom is a former European commissioner for trade and home affairs and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. She writes and speaks on trade policy and international cooperation.
We have documented 1 statement by Cecilia Malmstrom, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Former European trade commissioner and PIIE nonresident senior fellow, coauthor with Inu Manak
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
In a joint essay, Malmstrom and Inu Manak support closer EU-Canada ties while describing obstacles to associate membership. They argue for completing existing commitments and pursuing concrete projects.
“Deciding what to call the EU-Canada partnership matters less than the concrete actions that they take”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Can the EU and Canada forge a new partnership?Joint essay by Cecilia Malmstrom and Inu Manak, sections on CETA and next steps
Why we used this label
Relative to Canadian associate membership, the joint essay supports closer cooperation but qualifies the membership proposal by its legal, regulatory and ratification obstacles.
The European Commission president offered to open the door for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member. Mark Carney welcomed the ambition, Pierre Poilievre set red lines, and Donald Trump threatened tariffs. Nobody has defined what the status would mean.
