加拿大总理提议成为欧盟首个准成员国

加拿大总理马克·卡尼在欧洲议会发表讲话，提议加拿大成为欧盟首个准成员国1。这一举措旨在深化双方在人员往来、防卫与能源领域的合作，卡尼表示应该允许青年在大西洋两岸自由生活、工作和学习1。

准成员国身份目前不存在于欧盟框架内，需要全部27个欧盟成员国批准方可实现，可能需要数年才能完成这一过程1。保守党议员亚当·钱伯斯敦促卡尼详细说明计划细节，并指出现有的《全面经济贸易协议》仍待多个欧盟国家批准1。

加拿大此举反映出在贸易紧张局势下谋求关系多元化的态度。民调显示80%的加拿大人支持加强与欧盟的战略合作，超过半数受调查者感觉更接近欧洲而非美国1。目前加拿大72%的出口流向美国，这种经济格局推动渥太华当局寻求与其他国家建立更紧密的关系1。

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament, welcoming a proposal for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member state 1. Under the arrangement, Canadians would gain the ability to live and work within the EU, deepening people-to-people mobility across the Atlantic 1. Carney called for expanded cooperation in defense and energy sectors alongside enhanced movement of youth, who would be permitted to freely live, study, and work on both sides of the Atlantic 1.

The associate member status does not currently exist within the EU framework and would require approval from all 27 member states, a process that could take years to complete 1. Despite this structural hurdle, public sentiment appears receptive to the initiative. Polling data shows that 80 percent of Canadians support strengthened strategic cooperation with the European Union, with more than half feeling closer ties to Europe than to the United States 1.

The shift reflects Ottawa's broader effort to diversify its international partnerships amid trade tensions. Approximately 72 percent of Canadian exports flow to the United States, creating vulnerability to trade disputes 1. Conservative Party MP Adam Chambers pressed Carney for more detailed information about the proposal and noted that the existing Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU still awaits ratification from multiple EU member states 1.