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EU and Canada will discuss associate membership model at October summit
European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said the proposed associate membership model for Canada would be discussed at the political level during the EU-Canada Summit planned for October 29-30 in Canada. The model has not yet been given a legal or political framework, and it has not been decided whether it will include the free movement of people.
The framework for an associate membership relationship that Canada could establish with the European Union will be discussed at the political level during the EU-Canada Summit planned for October 29-30 in Canada.
European Commission spokesperson Olof Gill addressed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal for Canada at the Commission’s daily press briefing. Gill described opening the door for Canada to become an “associate member” of the EU as “a big, bold and beautiful idea,” but said the proposal had not yet developed into a concrete legal or political model.
The summit will be the first opportunity to examine the proposal at the political level
Gill said talks between EU member states and Canadian officials were continuing. He said the October summit would be the first major opportunity to discuss the model’s details at the political level, adding, “At the moment, we have an idea.”
Gill said technical work would be carried out before the summit to examine how the associate membership concept could be implemented in practice.
Associate membership would differ from full EU membership for European countries
Gill said the model being considered for Canada should not be confused with the full EU membership process for European countries. Under Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union, any European state that respects the Union’s values and is committed to promoting them may apply for full membership.
Gill said the proposal for Canada was a separate model to be applied to an “associated country.” He therefore said it could not be assessed within the same framework as the relations that European countries such as the United Kingdom might establish with the EU in the future.
Free movement has not yet been decided
Asked whether Canada’s possible associate membership would include the free movement of people, Gill replied that no decision had yet been made on the issue. He stressed that comprehensive changes in the EU cannot be implemented without the approval of member states and said the process would move forward in coordination with them.
European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson Arianna Podesta also said the proposal had previously been discussed with member states on various occasions and was based on contacts with Canadian officials.
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