Interparlamentarische Treffen

The 42nd EU-Canada Inter- Parliamentary Meeting

In the margins of the EU-Canada IPM, the Co-Chairs and the Vice-Chairs have shared their thoughts and impressions about the discussions in the IPM and the future of EU-Canada relations in an interview on Europarl TV. The link for the full interview is here below.

The 42nd EU-Canada Inter- Parliamentary Meeting

The 42nd EU-Canada Inter- Parliamentary Meeting took place in Brussels on the 8-9 June 2023. The participating Members of the European Parliament and the Parliament of Canada discussed amongst other things foreign policy, security and defense, the ratification and full implementation of CETA, AI regulation, cooperation on energy security and supply of critical minerals as well as cooperation in the fight against foreign interference.This EU-Canada IPM also comprised a meeting in NATO Headquarters. he participating Members stressed the tremendous potential of the EU - Canada cooperation and all that was the EU and Canada have already achieved together. The Joint Statement signed by the Co-Chairs of the IPM is attached hereto.

The 41st EU - Canada Inter-Parliamentary Meeting

The European Parliament met the Canadian Parliament and relevant stakeholders for EU-Canada relations in Ottawa and Montreal.

The 41st EU - Canada Inter-Parliamentary Meeting took place in Ottawa on 17 December 2022. The main discussion topics include the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), digital regulation and global digital giants, energy security and climate change cooperation, as well as migration and global displacement. On the occasion of 41st EU-Canada Inter-Parliamentary meeting, the Members of the Delegation for relations with Canada (D-CA) participating in the inter-parliamentary meeting combined the visit to Ottawa with meetings in Montreal.

On 16 December, they had meetings in Montreal with (i) Lithion, a battery recycling company, (ii) Investissement Québec, Quebec's provincial trade and investment promotion company, (iii) representatives of EU businesses in Canada, (iv) Quebec's Deputy Minister for Migration, as well as (v) MILA, the main artificial intelligence institute in the province of Quebec.

The aim of the inter-parliamentary meeting in Ottawa between the European and Canadian lawmakers was to take stock of the current legislative agendas on both sides of the Atlantic and to exchange views on how to strengthen and further expand transatlantic cooperation in relevant matters for both sides, looking in particular at trade, research and innovation.

The co-chairs (The two co-presidents (Stéphanie Yon-Courtin MEP and Francesco Sorbara MP) signed a joint statement dealing with the issues of the Inter-Parliamentary Meeting (see below).

The EP delegation is led by D-CA Chair Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew Europe, France) who chairs the Parliament's Delegation for relations with Canada. Other participating members were

Ms Hildegard Bentele (EPP, DE), Mr Ondřej Kovarik(RE, CZ), Mr Damian Boeselager (Greens, DE) and Ms. Dorien Rookmaker (ECR, NL). The House of Commons delegation is led by Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)'s President Francesco Sorbara (Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario).

A summary of Inter-parliamentary meetings held during the European Parliament's 8th term (2014-2019) can be found in the delegation's archives.