在蒙特利尔举行的欧盟-加拿大峰会前夕，欧盟撤回了此前关于启动加拿大成为“准成员国”谈判的提议。1这一立场转变源于欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩早前在国情咨文中意外提出该构想后，遭到内部成员国的反弹。1由于缺乏明确的条约基础且概念定义模糊，德国和意大利等国担心设立无先例的准成员资格会影响欧洲理事会等机构的决策权，因此建议修改措辞。1
最新的联合声明草案已调整方向，不再使用“准成员国”一词，转而主张在2027年峰会之前定义一种“更紧密的联系”。1除了内部法律与政治顾虑外，美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普对该提议的批评也构成了外部压力，他曾称此设想“可笑”，并警告若将其视为“敌对行为”，可能停止与欧洲的贸易。1对此，加拿大总理马克·卡尼表示：“好消息是具体的名称或术语并不重要……重要的是它对加拿大人生活产生的差异。”1
The European Union has retreated from its initial proposal to begin negotiations on making Canada an "associate member," scaling back the language in the draft joint statement ahead of the EU-Canada summit in Montreal 1. This reversal comes after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unexpectedly announced in her State of the Union address that she was considering granting Canada this status, a move that triggered backlash among member states due to concerns over its lack of precedent and legal basis 1.
Member countries including Germany and Italy raised objections, fearing that the vague concept of associate membership could impact decision-making powers within institutions such as the European Council 1. In response to these internal divisions and legal doubts, the revised draft now seeks to define "an ever closer association" by the time of the 2027 summit, deliberately avoiding the formal term "associate member" 1. The shift also follows criticism from former US President Donald Trump, who labeled the original proposal "ridiculous" and warned that if viewed as a "hostile act," it could lead to halted trade between Europe and the United States 1.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that the specific terminology is less important than the practical outcomes for Canadian citizens. "The good news is that the specific name or terminology doesn't matter... what matters is the difference it makes to people's lives in Canada," Carney said 1.
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