Mission of Canada to the European Union
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The Mission of Canada to the European Union is the diplomatic mission
representing Canada
to the European Union
, located in Brussels, Belgium. Formal relations were established in 1959, with the signing of the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, and were the first for the EU with any industrialized country. The two other representations in Brussels on behalf of Canada include the Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Joint Delegation to NATO.
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
representing Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, located in Brussels, Belgium. Formal relations were established in 1959, with the signing of the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, and were the first for the EU with any industrialized country. The two other representations in Brussels on behalf of Canada include the Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Joint Delegation to NATO.
Related links
- Canada and the European UnionCanada and the European UnionRelations between Canada and the European Union and its forerunners date back to the 1950s. While primarily an economic relationship, there are matters of political cooperation as well.-History:...
- List of Canadian ambassadors to the European Union