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Macron and Carney plan deeper economic and defense ties
By The BriefBrief · Sources (25)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 21, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
Summary: French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to deepen economic ties after a weekend meeting. Macron welcomed Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, where they discussed sharing infrastructure in the space and defence sectors amid deteriorating Canada–US trade and Europe’s energy diversification needs.
WHO: French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
WHAT: Macron and Carney announced plans to deepen economic ties and discussed sharing infrastructure in the space and defence sectors.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 10:59 AM ET
WHERE: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
WHY: They met and discussed opportunities for shared infrastructure in the space and defence sectors amid deteriorating Canada–US trade and Europe’s energy-supply diversification.
How this story developed (showing 5 of 5 earlier reports)
Sources (25):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
Daily Maverick,
Der Spiegel,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Guardian World,
The Hindu,
WSJ World News,
Washington Post
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