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The EU gives Canada "quasi-member" treatment. What does this mean?

The EU gives Canada "quasi-member" treatment. What does this mean?

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September 18th, 2026

The EU gives Canada "quasi-member" treatment. What does this mean?

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This week, EU Commission President von der Leyen said she wants to work with Canada.

欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩本周她想和加拿大合作

She hopes Canada will become the EU's first "quasi-member state."

她希望加拿大成为欧盟第一个准成员国”。

Canadian Prime Minister Carney is in a trade war with the US.

加拿大总理卡尼正在和美国打贸易战

This news gave him hope.

这个消息给他带来了希望

But the "quasi-member state" status does not exist now.

但是准成员国这个身份现在并不存在

It also has no clear definition.

没有明确的定义

The EU does have agreements with over 20 countries.

欧盟确实20多个国家签有联系国协定

These countries include Albania, Israel, and Ukraine.

这些国家包括阿尔巴尼亚以色列乌克兰

These treaties cover trade and security.

这类条约贸易安全关系

It is seen as an important step toward joining.

被视为走向成员国身份的重要一步

But it is not clear how von der Leyen's idea is different from these agreements.

但是冯德莱恩的提议这些协定有什么不同现在还不清楚

Any such agreement needs all 27 member states to approve it.

任何这样的协定都需要27个成员国一致批准

She did not talk with many countries.

没有很多国家商量

Even people have doubts. They support closer EU-Canada ties.

即使支持加强欧加关系的人也有保留

A German government spokesman said Berlin welcomes the idea.

德国政府发言人柏林欢迎这个想法

But he thinks the name should be changed.

但是他认为应该重新考虑这个概念的名字

A committee leader in the European Parliament said the details need careful study.

欧洲议会一位委员会主席具体条款需要仔细评估

Carney himself welcomes the invitation.

卡尼本人欢迎邀请

But he said Canada does not want to become a full EU member.

但是他强调加拿大不寻求成为欧盟正式成员。

Trump said this could be a "hostile act."

特朗普暗示这可能是一种敌对行为”。

He also threatened to put tariffs on the EU.

他还威胁对欧盟加征关税

One think tank leader says this shows the new EU-Canada partnership is very important.

有智库负责人认为这恰恰说明欧加新伙伴关系很重要

But the details are more important than the name.

但是具体内容比名字更重要

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