President Trump called it 'laughable' that Canada could become the EU's first associate member, warning he would slap heavy tariffs on Europe if he viewed the move as hostile ▻ ↧ EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate me... European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she wanted to ​open the door to Canada becoming the EU's first "associate member" in a push to forge new links among allies in "an openly hostile world".