南太平洋法属领土新喀里多尼亚周二与欧盟签署战略伙伴关系协议，为其陷入困境的镍产业铺平通往新市场和投资的道路。该协议旨在让生产商更贴近欧洲供应链，但资金和工业项目尚未落实。
The French territory of New Caledonia in the South Pacific signed a strategic partnership with the European Union on Tuesday, paving the way to new markets and investment for its struggling nickel industry. The agreement aims to bring producers closer to European supply chains, although funding and industrial projects are yet to be secured.
这份谅解备忘录在新喀里多尼亚首都努美阿签署，规定了在原材料、清洁生产和投资方面的合作，因为布鲁塞尔寻求实现对欧洲工业至关重要的矿产供应多元化。
The memorandum of understanding, signed in New Caledonia's capital Nouméa, sets out cooperation on raw materials, cleaner production and investment, as Brussels seeks to diversify the supply of minerals essential to European industry.
欧盟委员会执行副主席斯特凡·塞茹尔内与新喀里多尼亚总统米拉库洛·图库穆利以及负责镍事务的政府成员阿尔西德·庞加共同签署了该协议。
European Commission executive vice-president Stéphane Séjourné signed the agreement alongside New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli and Alcide Ponga, the government member responsible for nickel.
塞茹尔内周一在新喀里多尼亚议会发表讲话时表示，新喀里多尼亚有望成为欧洲实现镍供应多元化努力的“支柱”，特别是通过与电池行业建立更紧密的联系。
Addressing the territory’s Congress on Monday, Séjourné said New Caledonia could become “a pillar” of Europe’s effort to diversify its nickel supplies, particularly by forging closer links with the battery sector.
他表示，该伙伴关系将是“非排他性的”，不会要求该领土放弃对其资源的控制权。他补充说，已有十五个其他国家与欧盟签署了此类协议。
He said the partnership would be “non-exclusive” and would not require the territory to surrender control over its resources. Fifteen other countries have agreements of this kind with the EU, he added.
对新喀里多尼亚而言，该协议代表着更广阔的商业机会，并为面临高昂能源成本和竞争力下降的产业现代化提供支持。
For New Caledonia, the agreement represents broader commercial opportunities and support for modernising an industry facing high energy costs and a loss of competitiveness.
对布鲁塞尔而言，这构成了加强欧洲工业主权、减少对中国战略物资依赖的更广泛举措的一部分。新喀里多尼亚陷入困境的镍矿将裁员1200人从计划到项目该协议提供了一个合作框架，但不保证采购新喀里多尼亚镍，也不保证提供资金或即时投资。
For Brussels, it forms part of a wider push to strengthen European industrial sovereignty and reduce dependence on China for strategic supplies. Embattled New Caledonia nickel mine to lay off 1,200 staff From plans to projects The deal provides a framework for cooperation, but does not guarantee the purchase of New Caledonian nickel, or funding or immediate investment.
据电视台报道，将在六个月内制定路线图，确定优先项目、合作方式以及可能的欧洲资金来源。
A roadmap is to be drawn up within six months, identifying priority projects, how cooperation will work and possible sources of European funding, according to TV channel .
降低生产碳足迹预计将成为一项重要考量。更清洁的能源有助于解决镍行业沉重的运营成本，同时使产品对寻求低排放供应的买家更具吸引力。
Reducing the carbon footprint of production is expected to be an important consideration. Cleaner energy could help address the nickel sector’s heavy operating costs, while making the product more attractive to buyers seeking lower-emission supplies.
然而，该协议并未为该领地三家镍厂面临的困境提供即时答案。新喀里多尼亚政府表示，该协议必须伴随一项本地制定的镍战略，以及愿意支持工业设施和就业的投资者。
However, the agreement offers no immediate answer to the difficulties faced by the territory’s three nickel plants. The New Caledonian government says it must be accompanied by a locally defined nickel strategy and investors willing to support industrial facilities and jobs.
中间派政党“大洋洲觉醒”的瓦伊穆阿·穆利亚瓦在议会发言时表示，该备忘录不具备约束力，但为达成进一步协议铺平了道路。
Speaking in Congress, Vaimu’a Muliava of centrist party – Oceanian Awakening – said the memorandum was not binding, but paved the way to work on a further agreement.
他说：“我们正处于一个转折点，欧洲必须告诉我们，今天作为欧洲人我们的竞争优势是什么。”
“We are at a turning point where Europe must tell us what our competitive advantage is in being European today,” he said.
该伙伴关系超出了镍工业范围。塞茹尔内表示，自2023年以来，欧盟已承诺向新喀里多尼亚的能源转型提供近3200万欧元资金，并提到了拟建的通图塔抽水蓄能电站——该项目估计耗资4亿欧元。
The partnership extends beyond the nickel industry. Séjourné said the EU had committed nearly €32 million to New Caledonia’s energy transition since 2023, citing the proposed Tontouta pumped-storage power station – a project estimated to cost €400 million.
其他正在考虑的举措包括一个航空维修培训中心和太平洋地区的海底光缆。
Other initiatives under consideration include an aviation maintenance and training centre and undersea cables in the Pacific.
欧洲投资银行副行长安布鲁瓦兹·法约勒预计将于12月初访问新喀里多尼亚，而一项500万欧元的欧洲培训与融入计划定于2027年第一季度启动。镍储量会成为新喀里多尼亚独立的关键吗？
European Investment Bank vice-president Ambroise Fayolle is due to visit New Caledonia in early December, while a €5 million European training and integration programme is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2027. Could nickel reserves be the key to independence for New Caledonia?
政治分歧 该协议也暴露了关于谁应主导新喀里多尼亚资源未来的政治分歧。
Political divisions The agreement has also exposed political divisions over who should shape the future of New Caledonia’s resources.
主张独立的“卡纳基NC”集团抵制了周一的议会会议，批评在未先咨询民选议员的情况下推进该协议的决定。
The pro-independence Kanaky NC group boycotted Monday’s Congress session, criticising the decision to proceed with theg without first consulting elected members.
该集团表示，并不反对与欧洲建立伙伴关系，但希望由各省、议会、习惯当局、行业经营者和法国国家共同在本地制定镍战略。仅一名来自争取独立全国联盟的代表出席了会议，但未发言。
It said it was not opposed to a partnership with Europe, but wanted the nickel strategy developed locally with the provinces, Congress, customary authorities, industry operators and the French state. Only one representative from the National Union for Independence attended the session, without taking the floor.
反独立派的“联盟-共和党”将此次抵制称为“政治失策”，而保皇派则欢迎欧洲的做法，称之为“善意姿态”。
The anti-independence Rassemblement-LR described the boycott as a “political blunder”, while loyalists welcomed Europe’s approach as a “gesture of goodwill”.
除了伙伴关系外，欧盟委员会提议将欧盟针对海外国家和领土的预算拨款在2028-2034年期间增加一倍，达到10亿欧元——该提议仍有待欧洲议会和欧盟成员国之间的谈判。
Alongside the partnership, the European Commission is proposing to double the EU budget allocation for overseas countries and territories to €1 billion for 2028–2034 – a proposal which remains subject to negotiations between the European Parliament and EU member states.