Canada applies to join UK-led military coalition
Canada seeks full membership in the 10-nation rapid-response coalition as officials pursue closer military cooperation with European partners.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney's office announced Canada has formally applied to join the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force to diversify its defense ties away from the United States.
- Established in 2014, the JEF is a rapid-response military coalition of 10 NATO allies comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
- Canada has previously participated in multinational drills with the JEF but has never held permanent membership within the coalition until this formal application.
- Carney met British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Liverpool on Wednesday, where the leaders discussed defense industrial cooperation through the Global Combat Air Programme.
- Officials are negotiating to merge proposed defense financing initiatives between Canada and the United Kingdom, though a final agreement may not emerge from this week's meetings.
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Canada is applying to join the United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), Prime Minister Mark Carney's office announced Wednesday. The JEF is a group of ten northernmost NATO member states, including Estonia, focused on military rapid response.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has formally applied for Ottawa's membership to join the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a defence coalition of 10 Northern European NATO nations.
Canada seeks entry into UK-led military force as it deepens European defence ties
Canada has formally applied to join the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force after talks between Mark Carney and Andy Burnham in northern England. The move underlines Ottawa's push to widen defence ties in Europe while working more closely with the UK on security initiatives.
Joint Expeditionary Force is made up of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK
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