Tinatin Akhvlediani heads the Enlargement Programme at the Centre for European Policy Studies. An economist, she researches EU enlargement and Eastern neighbourhood policy.
We have documented 1 statement by Tinatin Akhvlediani, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Will Canada and the EU define 'associate membership'?
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Role at the time: Head of the Enlargement Programme at CEPS
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Statement summary
Akhvlediani welcomes the proposed deeper relationship with Canada and argues that it could become a model for other partners outside Europe.
“The fact that the EU is experimenting with new ways of building deeper relationships with like-minded partners is a welcome development.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Canada's suggested 'associate membership' could become a new ...Concluding section, A new model for like-minded partners
Why we used this label
Relative to the proposed Canadian association with the EU, Akhvlediani expressly welcomes deeper structured ties.
The European Commission president offered to open the door for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member. Mark Carney welcomed the ambition, Pierre Poilievre set red lines, and Donald Trump threatened tariffs. Nobody has defined what the status would mean.
