EU dropping associate membership title for its closer alliance with Canada: Report
The revised draft keeps deeper cooperation on trade, energy and security while dropping the disputed associate-member label after Germany led objections.
- The European Union is removing the 'associate member' title from its draft joint declaration ahead of the 21st Canada-EU summit in Montreal on Thursday and Friday, replacing it with a commitment to 'ever closer association' with Canada.
- European Commission President Ursula proposed the 'associate member' status last month, but the designation faced objections from Germany, France, Italy, and Greece over legal and practical concerns.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz preferred reserving 'associate member' status for Ukraine to provide security guarantees; Berlin prioritized defining practical cooperation rather than adopting treaty-absent terms with potential legal implications.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the nomenclature shift on Tuesday, saying 'The good news is it doesn't matter about specific names or nomenclature,' and emphasized Canada's goal of becoming more sovereign.
- The latest draft has been submitted for silent procedure and will be adopted unless a country objects later today, though sources stressed the EU-Canada document remains a draft and could change before week's end.
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