‘Associate member’ spat set to overshadow Canada-EU summit

What happened: Ursula von der Leyen is insisting on the "associate member" concept at the Canada-EU summit, while Berlin and other capitals say it must be left out of the joint statement. Why it matters: The dispute is set to overshadow the summit, with the wording of the joint statement in contention between the European Commission president and several member states.

Ursula von der Leyen is insisting on the "associate member" concept at the Canada-EU summit, while Berlin and other capitals say it must be left out of the joint statement.

The dispute is set to overshadow the summit, with the wording of the joint statement in contention between the European Commission president and several member states.