Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting European Union leaders in Montreal on Thursday and Friday, a two-day summit that will be closely watched for details on how Canada and the European bloc deepen their ties, according to the BBC.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed last month “opening the door” to Canada for what she called “associate membership,” a status that does not currently exist, and Germany and other nations lobbied to remove mention of the term from a draft statement, opting instead for softer language referencing an “ever closer association,” the BBC reported.