The Bureau decision comes ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s formal address to the European Parliament on Thursday 17 September and follows discussions with the Speaker of the Canadian Parliament since President Metsola’s participation in the G7 Speakers’ meeting in Canada last year. It underlines the European Parliament’s commitment to deepening political dialogue and cooperation with Canada.

The Ottawa antenna will strengthen the European Parliament’s presence in and engagement with Canada, raise awareness of its work among Canadian audiences and facilitate parliamentary exchanges. With a regional remit extending to the Arctic, it will also provide an important platform for parliamentary engagement on issues of growing strategic importance to both the EU and Canada.

The opening of the Ottawa antenna reflects the close and longstanding partnership between the European Union and Canada and the shared commitment to reinforcing parliamentary diplomacy as an…