VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-29
“Our ambition is to build the closest partnership we have ever had with a non-European country,”
Ursula von der Leyen · said 2026-10-28 · reported 2026-10-29
Von der Leyen, speaking to reporters after arriving in Montreal, described the goal of building the closest EU partnership with a non-European country.
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