欧盟在成员国存在分歧后撤回与加拿大就“准成员”谈判的提议
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欧盟已放弃向加拿大提出的、就成为该集团“准成员”展开谈判的提议。此前,欧盟曾表示此类讨论可以进行,但现在它已改变立场。
此次立场转变的原因是欧盟成员国之间存在分歧。组成欧盟的各国未能就该提案达成共识,这使欧盟难以推进这一提议。《卫报》报道了这一决定,但报道并未详细说明各国的具体立场。
准成员身份的构想原本旨在使加拿大与欧盟之间的关系比标准贸易协定更为紧密。然而,它不会包括成为欧盟成员国所享有的全部权利和承担的全部责任。因此,在任何谈判开始之前,该提案都需要成员国明确的支持。
目前,这一提议已不再有效,预计也不会就准成员身份展开任何谈判。加拿大的读者应关注欧盟和加拿大政府就双方关系未来发表的进一步声明。
Sources: The Guardian
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