Australia May Join European Union as Associate Member, Suggests Parliament Head

UPDATE - follow-up to Australia could follow Canada as EU 'associate member', parliament president says - abc.net.au: Australia might become an associate member of the European Union, following a path similar to Canada. This possibility comes after Canada recently strengthened its ties with Europe. Meanwhile, inflation in Australia is expected to stay high for a while, according to comments made by Bullock. In global political reactions, Trump has threatened to stop trading with the European Union because he considers their membership offer to Canada to be laughable. On the other side, Carney praised the new Canada-EU move while taking a quiet swipe at Trump.