Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen to Europe as the continent shifts its fuel sources away from Russia, the head of the European Union said ahead of her visit to Canada.
as an interim step to more hydrogen exports.
"The main reason that President von der Leyen is travelling to North America is probably meetings in Washington. But because Canada is such has been such a strong partner for the European Union, she is stopping by in Canada as well," he said. Asked about those concerns, von der Leyen said the measures contain "absolutely no discrimination" since they bring imports up to the same standards held by Europe's forestry sector.
Yet there are still 10 of the EU's 27 member states who haven't fully ratified the agreement. This is largely due to local concerns around which mechanisms companies can use to seek compensation and rectify disagreements with national, state and provincial governments, known as investor-state dispute settlements.
"We worked hard indeed to break down trade barriers, overcome our differences and promote the agreement to our constituencies," she wrote, adding that the EU is committed to seeing the deal fully implemented.
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