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- Prime Minister Mark Carney is exploring an associate-member relationship with the European Union.
- The EU says it could create a new associate-membership status for Canada.
- Carney will speak to the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week.
- Canada and the EU are negotiating visa-free travel and worker mobility in strategic sectors.
- Experts say full EU membership is unlikely, though defence purchases from Europe may rise.
