Achim Hurrelmann
Role at the time: Co-director of the Centre for European Studies at Carleton University, interviewed by The Canadian Press
Mixed or conditional
Statement summary
Hurrelmann said an associate-member status for Canada may be hard to negotiate in the short term because the EU moves slowly once its member states are involved. He said there is a case for an upgraded partnership status, possibly under a different label.
“I'm not sure if a status with that name can be established for Canada any time soon”
Open source (opens in a new tab)'Associate' EU membership for Canada not a 'short-term' project: expertPassages quoting Achim Hurrelmann
Why we used this label
Relative to whether Canada should become an associate member of the European Union, Hurrelmann sees a case for an upgraded partnership but doubts the associate-member status can be established soon and suggests a different label may be needed. That is a conditional assessment rather than support or opposition.