EU and Canada have a common history, common values, a commitment to preserving and promoting the rules-based international order and have common ambitions for the future like collaboration on trade, climate change, technology, security issues, human rights, and others.
With 82.4 million people, Germany is the largest country in the European Union (EU). It ranks in the top 20 countries in terms of global gross domestic product per capita, making it one of the richest countries in the world. For Canadian exporters, doing business in Germany provides access not only to this wealthy single market, but to the largest world-wide trade bloc.
Les législateurs du Parlement européen ont voté en février dernier l’adoption du mécanisme de relance et de résilience de l’UE, d’un montant de 672,5 milliards d’euros, débloquant ainsi un financement sans précédent destiné « reconstruire en mieux » l’Europe après la crise de COVID-19. De ce total, 265 milliards d’euros seront donc mis à disposition pour la transition verte sous forme de subventions et de prêts accordés aux pays de l’UE.
The EU and Canada are implementing the G20 Action Plan agreed by Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to support the global economic recovery and achieve strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth, which should continue to be reviewed and updated.
UK and Canada have secured a trade deal that will roll over the terms of an existing agreement between the EU and Canada when the Brexit transition period ends on January 1st 2021.