据《政治报》周二报道，欧盟成员国在是否向加拿大提供“准成员”资格问题上仍存在分歧，至少四个国家反对在联合峰会声明中纳入该术语。据报道，欧盟大使周一在会谈中未能就措辞达成一致。
EU member states remained divided over whether to offer Canada "associate membership" status, with at least four countries opposing the term's inclusion in a joint summit statement, Politico reported on Tuesday. EU ambassadors failed to reach an agreement on the wording during talks Monday, according to the report.
随后试图通过所谓的“沉默程序”批准声明的尝试也告失败，因为德国和至少三个其他国家在周二中午截止日期前提出异议，两名欧盟外交官告诉《政治报》。
A subsequent attempt to approve the statement through a so-called silence procedure also failed after Germany and at least three other countries raised objections before Tuesday's midday deadline, two EU diplomats told Politico.
预计该问题将在周三的另一次欧盟大使会议上重返议程，即欧盟-加拿大峰会于蒙特利尔开始的前一天。
The issue is expected to return to the agenda at another meeting of EU ambassadors Wednesday, a day before the EU-Canada summit begins in Montreal.
外交官称，德国正在领导努力，要求将“准成员”一词从拟议文本中完全删除。
Germany is leading efforts to remove the term "associate membership" entirely from the proposed text, the diplomats said.
这一分歧反映了欧盟内部对拟议地位的分歧，欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩上月在斯特拉斯堡发表盟情演说时曾向加拿大总理卡尼提出该建议。
The disagreement reflects divisions within the bloc over the proposed status, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during her State of the Union address in Strasbourg last month.
四名欧盟外交官此前曾告诉《政治报》，冯德莱恩在提出该提议前未咨询成员国首都。
Four EU diplomats previously told Politico that von der Leyen had not consulted member state capitals before putting forward the proposal.
预计冯德莱恩、欧盟理事会主席科斯塔、欧盟外交与安全政策高级代表卡拉斯以及多名欧盟委员将出席10月29日至30日在蒙特利尔举行的峰会。
Von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and several European commissioners are expected to travel to Montreal for the Oct. 29-30 summit.
会谈预计将重点关注加强欧盟与加拿大关系，并扩大贸易、能源、教育和北极领域的合作。
The talks are expected to focus on strengthening EU-Canada relations and expanding cooperation in trade, energy, education and the Arctic.