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What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report
From · draft committee report· 16 Oct 2025
on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty
To · plenary report· 27 Feb 2026
on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty
AI:What changed, in short
The report greatly expands the scope of EU-Canada cooperation, adding many new areas such as defence, Arctic security, digital trade, and democratic resilience.381317 It strengthens language on countering Russia, China, and other threats, and on supporting Ukraine and the rules-based order.181214 It adds specific calls for action on CETA implementation, including ratification and enforcement, and on indigenous peoples' rights.31317 It introduces new topics like AI, cybersecurity, and the Green Alliance, and expands cooperation to include municipal authorities.6919 The other changes are substantive expansions and rephrasing across many paragraphs, with no purely formal or wording-only changes.2457
19 changes of substance · 0 formal · 0 of wording only
Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem
+77 added · −20 removed · 15 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 3 of 4: Paragraphs 121–133
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Changed:(w)(bg) increase societal resilience by leveraging Canada’s association to Horizon Europe, enhancing cooperation inon educationeducation, research, culture and research,scientific collaboration in the strategic domains, facilitating and encouraging the transatlantic mobility of students, young entrepreneurs, researchers and investors and of young people in general for work, studies and volunteeringvolunteering, and exploring further exploring the opportunities for people-to-people contactcontacts and study exchanges, building on ErasmusErasmus+ and Erasmus+;raising awareness about the EU Blue Card labour mobility instrument;
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Added:(bh) work closely with Canada on expanding the mutual recognition of regulated professions to other sectors, such as engineering and accounting, following the adoption of a mutual recognition agreement of professional qualifications for architects under CETA;
Added:Promotion of democratic resilience and equality
Added:(bi) cooperate with Canada on advancing democratic resilience globally, by promoting a holistic security approach and supporting free media, electoral integrity, social cohesion and civil society in vulnerable democracies;
Added:(bj) enhance cooperation on regulating social media and big tech companies, while strengthening the EU Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act legislation;
Added:(bk) work closely with Canada to develop responsible AI governance in line with the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, to which both the EU and Canada are signatories;
Added:(bl) foster cooperation and the exchange of good practices to jointly promote equality and the inclusion of marginalised groups in the EU, Canada and globally, building on initiatives such as the EU’s Union of Equality and Canada’s Indigenous Justice Strategy;
Concluding remarks
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Changed:(x)(bm) continue building a genuine partnership ofstrategic equalspartnership with Canada, based on trust, shared valuesprinciples and commonvalues interests;rooted in international law and democracy;
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Changed:(y)(bn) promote engagement in cooperation initiativesinitiatives, not only with Canada’s central government, but also with its provincial and municipal authorities and other relevant bodies;
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2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.