Warm words on Canada's EU 'associate membership' but no guarantees
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Is Canada about to join the EU? Headlines across Europe indicate a lot of confusion right now.
加拿大即将加入欧盟吗？ 整个欧洲的头条新闻表明现在有很多混乱。
The EU constitution rules that possibility out as Canada is geographically outside Europe.
欧盟宪法规定了这种可能性，因为加拿大在地理上不在欧洲。
But in a speech on Thursday to the European Parliament, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said: "Canada and Europe should secure our strategic autonomy through deep cooperation in the full range of strategic capabilities."
但在周四向欧洲议会发表的讲话中，加拿大总理马克卡尼说："加拿大和欧洲应该通过全方位战略能力的深度合作来确保我们的战略自主权。"
Mark Carney was responding – extremely warmly – to an invitation by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Canada to become the EU's first associate member.
马克*卡尼（Mark Carney）对欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉*冯*德莱恩（Ursula von der Leyen）邀请加拿大成为欧盟第一个准成员的邀请做出了极其热烈的回应。
The EU and Canada already have a far-reaching trade deal (Ceta) in place but Carney insisted additional cooperation on energy and economic security, on critical and raw materials, education, tech and AI innovation, and defence would help safeguard all countries involved.
欧盟和加拿大已经达成了一项影响深远的贸易协议（Ceta），但卡尼坚持在能源和经济安全，关键和原材料，教育，技术和人工智能创新以及国防方面进行更多合作将有助于保护所有相关国家。
Canada and the EU feel increasingly squeezed by the superpowers USA on the one side and China on the other – and by tech giants, too, that seem to operate supranationally.
加拿大和欧盟感到越来越多地受到超级大国美国和中国的挤压-以及似乎超国家运作的科技巨头。
The idea of associate EU membership, Carney emphasised, would not be to form a third superpower or to create a bloc against anyone else.
卡尼强调，加入欧盟的想法并不是为了组建第三个超级大国，也不是为了建立一个反对其他任何人的集团。
"We do not pursue zero sum deals," he said. Instead he suggested like-minded nations should club together to create a new form of multilateral global governance in an increasingly turbulent world where – in the minds of some others - might is right.
"我们不追求零和交易，"他说。 相反，他建议志同道合的国家应该团结起来，在一个日益动荡的世界中创造一种新的多边全球治理形式，在其他一些人的心目中，力量是正确的。
Only by countries joining forces and shunning isolationism, Carney suggested, could they close key capability gaps, build strength and ensure national sovereignty.
卡尼建议，只有各国联合起来，避免孤立主义，它们才能缩小关键的能力差距，建立力量并确保国家主权。
This last may have been a nod to upcoming elections across Europe and the continent's increasingly powerful nationalist politicians. Their slogans – whether "Italy First" or "France for the French" or "Make Poland Great Again" – echo Donald Trump's call to Make America Great Again.
这最后一次可能是对欧洲即将举行的选举以及欧洲大陆日益强大的民族主义政治家的点头。 他们的口号-无论是"意大利第一"还是"法国为法国人"或"让波兰再次伟大"-都呼应了唐纳德特朗普让美国再次伟大的呼吁。
Carney's words were hopeful and warm; the applause in the European Parliament rapturous and apparently heartfelt.
卡尼的话充满希望和热烈;欧洲议会的掌声兴高采烈，显然是发自内心的。
What could EU associate member status mean for Canada?
欧盟准成员身份对加拿大意味着什么？
Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member' Not so across the Atlantic.
加拿大欢迎欧盟提出成为"准成员"的建议 不是那么横跨大西洋。
On Wednesday, Donald Trump dismissed the EU associate membership proposal out of hand, threatened to impose "very heavy tariffs" if the agreement came to fruition and warned he may view it as a "hostile act". But the US president is the unintentional matchmaker for this EU-Canada love-in.
周三，唐纳德*特朗普（Donald Trump）将欧盟准成员资格提案一发不可收拾，威胁如果协议实现，将征收"非常重的关税"，并警告他可能将其视为"敌对行为"。 但美国总统是这个欧盟-加拿大爱情的无意媒人。
Traditionally, America is trade partner and defence ally number one for Canada and the EU.
传统上，美国是加拿大和欧盟的贸易伙伴和国防盟友。
But Ottawa is currently embroiled in what it calls an escalating trade "war" with the White House.
但渥太华目前卷入了所谓的与白宫不断升级的贸易"战争"。
Both Canada and the EU have been stung by what they view as Washington's weaponisation of trade tariffs. They also fear they can no longer fully rely on the US to have their back in terms of security and defence.
加拿大和欧盟都被他们认为华盛顿的贸易关税武器化所刺痛。 他们还担心，他们不能再完全依赖美国在安全和防御方面提供支持。
Canada is not alone among Europe's far-flung allies, now seeking to cosy closer to the EU, as they worry the US is becoming too unpredictable a partner.
加拿大并不是唯一一个欧洲的遥远盟友，现在正在寻求更接近欧盟，因为他们担心美国变得太难以预测的合作伙伴。
Japan and South Korea show an interest in sheltering under the EU umbrella too. For its part, the EU has recently hastened to secure a list of trade deals – with India, Indonesia and Japan for example – to intentionally diversify relationships.
日本和韩国也表现出在欧盟保护伞下避难的兴趣。 就其本身而言，欧盟最近加快了与印度，印度尼西亚和日本的贸易协议清单，以有意实现关系多样化。
But there is no guarantee Canada's associate membership of the EU will ever get off the ground, never mind become a blueprint for other countries, like the UK wanting closer relations stopping short of full EU membership.
但也不能保证加拿大的欧盟准成员资格将永远离开地面，更不用说成为其他国家的蓝图，就像英国希望更密切的关系，而不是完全的欧盟成员资格。
Any deal would have to be approved by each one of the EU's 27 countries.
任何协议都必须得到欧盟27个国家中的每一个国家的批准。
No legal precedent exists, negotiations would be lengthy and potential conflicts of interest loom, over steel tariffs for example.
没有法律先例存在，谈判将是漫长的，潜在的利益冲突就会出现，比如钢铁关税。
A suggestion in May by Germany to make Ukraine – a country desperate for full membership of the European Union as soon as possible – an associate member was rejected by others in the EU.
德国在5月份提出的一项建议，使乌克兰–一个渴望尽快成为欧盟正式成员的国家-一个准成员被欧盟其他人拒绝。
Some, including France's government, want to avoid EU non-members securing "too good" a deal.
包括法国政府在内的一些人希望避免欧盟非成员国获得"太好"的协议。
They fear eurosceptic forces at home and abroad could then encourage voters to clamour to leave the bloc. In the end, "associate membership" is just a label.
他们担心国内外的欧洲怀疑论势力可能会鼓励选民大声离开欧盟。 说到底，"准会员"只是一个标签。
Buffeted by adverse winds – from China, the US and Russia, the normally rigid rules-based EU is coming under serious pressure to show more flexibility in accommodating countries wanting to stand by its side.
受到来自中国，美国和俄罗斯的不利风的冲击，通常严格的基于规则的欧盟正面临严重压力，要求在容纳希望站在其一边的国家方面表现出更大的灵活性。
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