Reuniuni interparlamentare
The 42nd EU-Canada Inter- Ϸվary Meeting
The 42nd EU-Canada Inter- Ϸվary Meeting

The 41st EU - Canada Inter-Ϸվary Meeting

Ϸվ met the Canadian Ϸվ and relevant stakeholders for EU-Canada relations in Ottawa and Montreal.
The 41st EU - Canada Inter-Ϸվary 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-Ϸվary 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-Ϸվary Meeting (see below).
The EP delegation is led by D-CA Chair Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew Europe, France) who chairs the Ϸվ'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 Ϸվary Association (CAEU)'s President Francesco Sorbara (Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario).