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Right-wing German politician heckles Carney with 'U.S.A.' chant before EU address
Carney laughed off the interruption and continued urging closer Canada-EU ties after the heckle drew groans from the chamber.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where German MEP Siegbert Droese heckled him with a 'USA' chant as he approached the podium.
- Droese, a member of the far-right AfD, stated the chant was his way of 'addressing the geopolitical elephant in the room,' and previously displayed a 'Make America Great Again' hat on his desk in 2024.
- The address occurred one day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Canada become the bloc's first 'associate member,' a new, undefined title intended to strengthen ties.
- Labeling the proposal 'absurd and unrealistic,' Droese criticized von der Leyen, suggesting she pursues the Canadian agreement to bypass her 'abysmal' relations with the USA and lacks any European treaty basis.
- Droese noted a 'certain irony in the fact that the six letters USA! USA! were enough' to trigger a reaction, defending his actions by remarking Carney 'clearly has a sense of humor.
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Far-right German politician heckles Carney with 'U.S.A.' chant before EU address
As Prime Minister Mark Carney approached the podium at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, he was met by a lone heckler with an unexpected chant for a Canadian leader speaking to the EU in France.
·Ottawa, Canada
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The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will be welcomed with much applause in the EU Parliament. An AfD politician falls out of the framework.
·Leipzig, Germany
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