
隨著理念相近國家尋求更緊密關係,歐盟研議設立介於正式會員國與候選國之間的「第三條路」。
歐洲議會議長梅特索拉表示,繼加拿大之後,澳洲與紐西蘭等理念相近國家未來可能成為歐盟的「準會員國」,以深化貿易與關鍵原物料合作。此舉正值加拿大尋求分散美國關稅風險之際,川普則警告若行動具敵意將對歐盟祭出新關稅。
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歐盟已與澳洲、紐西蘭簽署貿易協定,並與加拿大早有CETA協定。美國總統川普近期對加拿大施壓高額關稅。
歐洲議會議長梅特索拉(Roberta Metsola)向歐洲新聞台(Euronews)表示,隨著理念相近國家尋求建立更緊密的關係,包括澳洲與紐西蘭等國,未來也可能追隨加拿大的腳步,成為歐盟的「準會員國」(associate members)。
在加拿大總理卡尼(Mark Carney)17日發表演說前夕,梅特索拉在受訪時指出,「準會員國」的地位介於正式歐盟會員國與候選國之間,為雙邊關係開闢「第三條路」,「我們希望能與某些國家深化關係」,「我毫不懷疑這將涵蓋其他國家,也會有其他國家來敲我們的門......在這種充滿不確定性的時代,擁有朋友至關重要。」
歐盟已與澳、紐兩國簽署貿易協定,為雙方進一步合作提供潛在起點。歐盟也向加拿大提出類似的關係升級提議;歐盟與加拿大早在2016年便已簽署全面經濟貿易協定(CETA)。
當被問及「準會員國」運作的具體技術細節時,梅特索拉坦承,相關談判仍處於初步階段,但強調未來的合作將聚焦於深化貿易關係、取得關鍵原物料,以及在「理念相近」國家高度關注的議題上制定共同規範,例如社群媒體監管與未成年人保護等。
歐盟執委會主席馮德萊恩(Ursula von der Leyen)甫於16日的年度「歐盟盟情咨文」中,向加拿大拋出成為「準會員國」的提議。
在面臨最大貿易夥伴美國施加的高額懲罰性關稅之際,卡尼正積極尋求與歐盟建立更緊密的關係。在美國總統川普施壓下,渥太華當局正重新思考其國際定位,卡尼近期亦頻繁發聲,呼籲組成「中型國家」(middle powers)聯盟。
川普對此則揚言,如果加拿大爭取準會員國的行動變得具有「敵意」(hostile),他將考慮對歐盟祭出新一輪關稅。目前華府與布魯塞爾之間簽有貿易協定,歐盟輸美商品面臨15%的關稅上限。
梅特索拉則淡化川普的威脅,重申歐盟將其與美、加兩國的關係視為獨立事件,強調歐盟並未針對任何人,而是扮演以規則為基礎的合作倡導者角色。
此外,歐盟執委會發言人也發表聲明呼應:「我們提議強化夥伴關係並非針對任何人,而是為了凝聚我們共同的力量。」
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歐盟與加拿大將就準會員國細節展開進一步談判
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