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From French outpost to Euro-Canadian corridor? Why Carney and Macron met in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney did not need to cross the Atlantic to meet Emmanuel Macron on French soil over the weekend. Instead, he joined the French president in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, just 25 kilometres off Newfoundland.

The Conversation · Sep 21

Macron to meet Trump in New York ahead of UN General Assembly

French president Emmanuel Macron will meet his American counterpart Donald Trump on Monday in New York on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly a day after holding talks with the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 21

Macron and Carney vow closer France-Canada ties amid strained US relations

Macron welcomed Canadian PM Mark Carney to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon for talks aimed at deepening economic and security ties, as Canada seeks closer relations with France and Europe amid tensions with the US.

Euronews · Sep 20

Macron and Carney to hold talks on strengthening Canada-France ties

French President Emmanuel Macron ⁠visited the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon on Sunday, where he will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The visit comes weeks after US President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the archipelago covered by the American flag.

France 24 · Sep 19

Macron heading to Saint Pierre and Miquelon to meet with Canadian PM Carney

French President Emmanuel Macron is travelling to Saint Pierre and Miquelon this weekend, an archipelago the Élysée describes as "central to today's France."

Euronews · Sep 19

Tiny French outpost off Canada the unlikely stage for new transatlantic courtship

A tiny piece of France just off Canada’s Atlantic coast will become the setting for a much bigger geopolitical story on Sunday, when President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The meeting brings Canada’s push for closer ties with Europe to a territory that…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 18

Macron, Carney to visit French Atlantic islands with sovereignty message to Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit the French North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon next week, in a symbolic show of support for national sovereignty amid renewed territorial claims by US President Donald Trump.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13

Why is the remote French archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon making global headlines?

From Donald Trump handing the remote islands off Canada's coast the steepest tariffs in the world, to a French politician calling for foreign prisoners to be sent there, this French overseas territory has been topping international headlines.

Euronews · Apr 10, 2025