The European Union and Canada have reaffirmed on Wednesday their political tuning and the weight of their commercial -based commercial relationship, in front of the tariff policy launched by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who threatens to unleash a commercial war with Brussels and Ottawa. Within the framework of the visit to Brussels of the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, has claimed the mutual ties pointing to represent a “reliable” alliance that represents “a force of good in the world” . “We are firm allies in matters of peace and security, supporters of Ukraine from the first day, close commercial partners, promoters of the action for the climate and partners in digital innovation,” said former Portuguese prime minister, stressing that the EU and Canada shows that “trade agreements are clearly better than commercial tariffs.” In the words of the community president, Ursula von der Leyen, the history of Canada and the European bloc is that of “two good allies and reliable friends”, putting the emphasis on the commercial and investment flow that has facilitated the free trade agreement , CETA.
