EU supports ‘friend’ Canada after US trade talks collapse, key lawmaker says
By Cynthia Kroet ( August 24, 2026, 12:27 GMT | Insight) -- Europe stands in solidarity with Canada after its trade negotiations with the US collapsed, the European Parliament’s trade committee chair Bernd Lange has said, accusing Washington of using “pressure and blackmail” against its trading partners. Canada suspended the talks after rejecting new US terms and is preparing dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs. Lange has also criticized the EU-US trade framework.Europe stands in support of Canada after the collapse of trade talks with the US, according to Bernd Lange, the chair of the European Parliament’s international trade committee. ...
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