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[โ€“] RudeOnTuesdays@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think there is an actual definition of European state in any of the EU documents, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong.

[โ€“] Windex007@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

It has been tested and Morocco didn't make the cut. I think it'd be a tough sell to argue Canada does when Morocco doesn't.

Canada technically administers a small parcel of land in France, and Canada has a land border with an EU state.

I do think that if Canada was genuinely prepared and unambiguously politically willing to join the EU, that the rules would get rewritten. Canada would be the 4th largest economy in the EU.

I think any hesitation on the EU side would be basic trust that they aren't going to get jerked around by another primarily English speaking country, or have the country fall prey to unsavoury North American politics. I feel like Canada would need to do some PR work to distance ourselves from the UK and USA.