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The Ministry for EU Affairs evaluates in Brussels Turkey’s contributions to the future of the EU with representatives from civil society organisations

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The Ministry for EU Affairs, with the Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator  Ömer Çelik, will hold three different conferences in Brussels on 29 Tuesday November, with the participation of academicians, media and business world from Turkey and Belgium titled “TURKEY-EU AND CIVIL SOCIETY MEETINGS”.

Representatives from civil society from Turkey and Belgium will come together to exchange views by assessing the Turkey-EU relations in the current context. The ideas and recommendations shared in these series of meetings are aimed to provide guidance for the Turkey-EU common future.

The meeting of representatives from the business world, academicians and members of the media, who are important stakeholders in the EU Communication Strategy (EUCS), will continue in other EU capital cities following the meetings in Brussels.

The programme of the meeting is provided below.

“TURKEY-EU AND CIVIL SOCIETY MEETINGS”

BRUSSELS, 29 NOVEMBER 2016

Tuesday,  29 November 2016

10.30-13.00

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik will attend  the opening of a working breakfast with the members of the Turkish media and their Belgian counterparts, Brussels

13.00-16.00

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik will attend  the opening of a working luncheon with Turkish academicians and their Belgian counterparts, Brussels

19.00-21.30

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik will attend  the opening of a working dinner with Turkish businessmen and their Belgian counterparts, Brussels

EMI’s Council Meeting 2016 Brussels November 25 2016

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Draft Programme

Venue:European Parliament (Altiero Spinelli building)Brussels

Friday 25 November2016

08.40: Meet at EP main entrance (see map attached)

09:00-12:00Board Meeting(room A5G305)

11.40: Meet at EP main entrance (see map attached)

12.00-13.00Political Committees (for the contact pointsoftheMember Organisa-tionswhichbelong toeach PC)

Political Committee More Democracy (room A3H-1)

Political Committee Jobs and Growth (room A5G315)

Political Committee Europe in the World (room A5G305)

12.30: Meet at EP main entrance (see map attached)

13.00-14.00Lunch (at the EP canteen)

14:00-15:45Members‘ Council Plenary (room A5G-3)

1. Procedural (15 minutes)

– Adoption of the agenda

– Adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting

2. Presentation of 2017 Work Plan (30 minutes)

Presentation of 2017 Budget

3. Political discussion on Policy Positions (60minutes)

More Democracy, Citizens‘ Rights and Freedom

– Approval of e-Democracy Policy Position

– Discussionon Rule of Law draft policy position

Jobs, Competitiveness and Sustainable Growth

– Discussion on Skills Agenda draft policy position

Europe in the World

– Approval of Enlargement Policy Position

– Discussion on Security updated draft policy position

15:45-16:00 Coffee Break

16:00-18:00 Members’ Council Plenary (room A5G-3)

4. European Movement International Projects (75minutes)

– Woman of Europe Award

– On Our Watch

– European Angst Conference

– Pact for Youth

-The Hague 2018

– Rome 2017

5. Members’reports and discussion on main challenges

(on the basis of previously submitted PowerPoint slides) (45 minutes)

6. Date and venue of the next meeting

7. AOB (5 minutes)

18.00-20.00 Reception for members and partners (held in the EP Members’ Salon and hosted by the EM International Office)

EP ‘s NON BINDING RESOLUTION ON SUSPENSION OF TALKS

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The EP’s decision for a temporary freeze in accession talks of Turkey is a sad event. This temporary resolution was based on deteriorating human rights and democratic standards, talks about readopting the death penalty and hints about the Lozan treaty. It should be pointed out that the EP has not asked the European Commission and EU member states to approve and follow this decision. Though the vote is largely symbolic it demonstrates a slide in the relations with the EU. Public opinion in the EU, as reflected in the media and in various meetings which are being held, seem to share the EP’s views about Turkey.

In these difficult times for Turkey the support of the EU is of great importance. All channels of communication should be kept open. Continuation of accession talks and the opening of chapters 23 and 24 of the acquis are of utmost importance

 

«Femmes du Sud, Femmes du Nord, Osons La Réussite»

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        Colloque

Sous le Haut Patronage de son Excellence le Président de la République

«Femmes du Sud, Femmes du Nord,

Osons La Réussite»

Dates : 14 et 15 Novembre 2016

Lieu : Hôtel Regency, Gammarth Tunisie

Langue : Français, Anglais, Arabe

Le colloque « femmes du sud femmes du nord : Osons la Réussite » est une belle aventure humaine et professionnelle qui a commencé à Tunis par une expérience de formation de 350 femmes cadres dans un programme quinquennal  Tuniso-Allemand. Cette formation visait une meilleure prise en charge des devenirs personnels et professionnels vers plus de réussite.

Par la suite, la co-organisation en Belgique entre  Méditerravenir et le collectif Féminin de Louvain la Neuve a débouché sur une rencontre internationale : « la Réussite au Féminin les champs du possible ».

Le colloque «Femmes du sud, femmes du nord  Osons la réussite »  est un retour en Tunisie, enrichi des activités et expériences passées.

Il est organisé  grâce à la mobilisation  des membres de Méditerravenir, au  soutien du ministère de la femme et de la famille, au  partenariat avec la fondation Konrad Adenauer et grâce à la présence de  sponsors.

Ce colloque est  sous le haut patronage de son Excellence le Président de la République avec le soutient du Ministère de la femme de la Femme de la famille et de l’enfance et de le partenariat de la fondation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

L’évènement  a pour objectif de :

–     Renforcer la solidarité avec la Tunisie,

– Sensibiliser à la situation   des filles diplômées au chômage issues des régions frontalières (à développement prioritaire),

–     Proposer pour financements, le programme Méditerravenir ‘’Réussir Ensemble’’ pour l’insertion socio-professionnelle  des jeunes filles diplômées au  chômage,

–     Faire la promotion des projets frontaliers,

–     Sensibiliser les autorités tunisiennes à la création d’un programme national d’accompagnement des jeunes filles diplômées au  chômage.

Le travail est ambitieux, mais réalisable avec la conscience et la volonté de tous.

La présidente fondatrice

Fatima- Zohra Malki- Bensoltane.

Lundi 14 Novembre 2016

08:30 – 09 :00          Accueil des participants

09:00 – 09 :30          Mots de bienvenue

Fatima Malki Bensoltane, Présidente Fondatrice de Méditerravenir.

Christiane De Wan, directrice du Collectif des Femmes de Louvain la NEUVE.

Canan Atilgan, Directrice Régionale du Programme Dialogue Politique Sud-Méditerranéen, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS).

09:30– 10:00            Ouverture

Présentation    Zayneb Attya – Yesmine Abdennadher, Méditerravenir

Naziha Labidi, Ministre de la Femme, de la Famille et de l’Enfance (Tunisie).

Isabelle Simonis, Ministre de l’Enseignement de promotion sociale, de la Jeunesse, des Droits des femmes et de l’Egalité des chances (Belgique).

Mme MOUNIA Mecellem,  Ministre        de la solidarité nationale de la famille et de la condition de la femme  (Algérie)  (à confirmer).

10 :00 – 11 :00         Conférences – La richesse Humaine féminine : Un atout.

« La Réussite des femmes vu par un homme  »

                                    Bruno Delvaux, Universitaire, Doyen honoraire de l’Université de Louvain la Neuve.

« Pour une meilleure gestion de la richesse humaine féminine »

Riadh Zghal,  Professeure émérite, ancienne doyenne élue de la faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion de Sfax, ancienne sénatrice.

11 :00 – 11 :30         Pause-café

11:30 – 12 :45          Panel 1 : Elles ont osé

Modération : Ikbal Gharbi,  universitaire (Tunisie), vice-présidente et membre fondateur de La ligue Tunisienne pour la défense des Libertés académiques et de la création.

Keltoum Kennou, magistrate candidate aux élections présidentielles de 2014.

Zohra Benlakhdar,chercheuse Prix l’Oreal 2005.

Fatema Mosseddaq, universitaire à l’Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II.

Juana Borrego Izquierdo, Présidente de Femur, Espagne.

Dilara HAkan, Universitaire (université d’Istanbul) et membre du mouvement européen en Turquie.

12 :45 – 13 :00      Débat

13 :00 – 14 :00         Déjeuner

14 :00    15 :45      Table ronde : La parole aux filles diplômées, futures                   entrepreneures dans les régions frontalières.

Modération : Hafeda Khadraoui et Mabrouka Gasmi, actrices de développement local.

Feedback et recueil des besoins.

15:45 – 16:00           Pause-café.

16:00 – 16:20         Les Cyber parcs et la promotion de l’emploi des jeunes dans un contexte international.

Mr  Ahmed Friaa, Président du Forum de développement des RH.

16 :20-  16 :40       Les  Tics au service de la création d’emploi innovants

Mr Naceur Ammar, président de l’école Esprit.

16 :40  –  17 :00       Les possibilités d’accès aux crédits.

Mr Riadh Hanchi, Directeur Communication, Banque Tunisienne de      Solidarité (BTS).

17 :00 – 17 :15         Présentation du programme Méditerravenir

« Réussir ensemble »

Skander Bahri, Commission jeunes Méditerravenir.

17 :15 – 17 :45       Débat.

17 :45- 18:15    Présentation d’une expérience de création d’emploi dans le             domaine des jeux du patrimoine.

Mr Ezzedine Bouzid et son équipe, Président de l’Association    Tunisienne de Sauvegarde des Jeux et Sports de Patrimoine.

    18 :15 – 18 :30    Clôture.

Mardi 15 Novembre 2016 

09 :00 – 09 :15 :       Introduction, Mme Fatima Zohra Malki Bensoltane, Présidente fondatrice Méditerravenir.

09 :15 – 10 :45       Panel 2 : Les programmes d’Entreprenariat féminin dans le monde et stratégies de projets frontaliers.

Modération : Douja Ben Mahmoud Gharbi, 1ère Vice-présidente de la Confédération des Entreprises Citoyennes, Connect, (Tunisie).

Placide Muaba, Expert en entreprenariat social, Collectif Féminin de Louvain la NEUVE (Belgique et Congo).

Necima Arhab, Chercheuse,Cread (Algérie).

Mr Sahraoui Faycel, Directeur général, chargé du programme entreprenariat féminin, Ministère de la femme de la famille et de l’enfance (Tunisie).

Eliane Najros, Coordinatrice du ProgrameDimitra, FAO, (Italie).

10:45 – 11:00         Débat.

11 :00- 11:30           Pause-Café.

11 :30 – 12 :45         Panel 3 : Comment les  Médias peuvent-ils aider à la  Réussite des femmes.

Modération: Amel Chahed, journaliste TV nationale et membre de Méditerravenir (Tunisie).

Martine Simonis, Secrétaire générale de l’Association des Journalistes professionnels (Belgique).

Nefissa Lahreche, Journaliste et  présidente de FEC femme et communication (Algérie).

Amal BelHajali, Journaliste et rédactrice en chef de webmanager center(Tunisie).

Salma SHâab, Journaliste et présidente du syndicat des journalistes de la ville de tripoli (Libye).

Wided Othmani, journaliste (France).

12 :45 – 13 :00     Débat.

13:00– 13:15       Clôture.

Fondation du Dialogue Sud-Nord Mediterraneen

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The draft program of the meeting which will take place in Rome is as follows

FOLLOW UP DU CONGRES DE MILAN D’OCTOBRE 2015
Projet d’ordre du jour
COLLOQUE DU 27 et 28 OCTOBRE 2016 AU MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE ITALIEN A ROME
1.    Follow-up du Congrès de Milan (9h00) •    Ce qui a changé depuis octobre 2015 par (M. Bichara Khader, Professeur à
l’UCL, Vice-Président de la Fondation (20 min)
•    Le Ministre de l’Agriculture italien ou son Représentant M. Massimiliano Piattella (exposé de son expérience des nombreux instruments européens de coopération institutionnelle et le Réseau Rural National). (20 min.)
•    Représentant    la    Commission    européenne :    (TBD :    DG    International Cooperation and Development ou DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations) : La nouvelle Politique de Voisinage (20 min)
•    Discussion (1 h) 2.    La coopération entre les Régions rurales du Nord et du Sud (11h00)
•    « L’Arlem et le développement territorial comme fondement pour la démocratie et la compétitivité » par le Président du Comité des Régions, et de l’Arlem (Association des Régions et Localités euro-méditerranéennes), M. Markku Markkula (15 min.)
•    Un exemple de coopération entre cinq régions en Europe: la Grande Région, par un délégué  (20 min.)
•    Discussion (1h) 3.    Les Régions rurales méditerranéennes dans le cadre mondial (14h00)
•    Proposition du GFAR et de GCARD3: “In the frame of MENA concept: Alliance for the re-appropriation of the future by rural communities” M. Mark Holderness (Executive Secretary GFAR) (20 min.)
•    Développement rural, Migrations et Sécurité alimentaire, M. Olivier de Schutter (proposé) (20 min)
•    Discussion (1h)
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4. ENPARD : « Youth, women and rural development : agricultural policies to pave the way forward » (16h00)
• Conclusions du Regional ENPARD South Seminar du 6-7 octobre 2016 à Bruxelles, exposées par le Représentant de la DG Agriculture and Rural Development (Mme Catherine Combette, TBC)
5.    La coopération transfrontalière de voisinage •    Le Représentant de la DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations.
6.    Journée d’étude pour la jeunesse des Régions rurales méditerranéennes •    Mme Courtney Paisley, Director YPARD (Young professional for agricultural and rural development)
The youth innovation dimension, specific country programs and work on foresight re- appropriation of the future by rural communities.
7.    Journée d’étude pour les femmes chômeuses rurales •    Mme Fatima Bensoltane, Vice-Présidente de la Fondation (Tunisie)
8.    Follow up des commissions Investissements et Innovations du Congrès de Milan

 

Women in Europe Awards

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  • Jury’s Award: Woman in Power
    An award for women showing extraordinary leadership on a European level is a new initiative put forward  by the European Movement International and the European Women’s Lobby. A Jury composed of high-level stakeholders from the cultural, social, media and political sectors will decide in December 2016 on a shortlists based on the nominations received from members of the European Movement International and the European Women’s Lobby. the Turkey European Union Association also known as the European Movement – Turkey has nominated Zeynep BODUR OKYAY as their candidate for the Woman in Power  Award.
  • Her present Occupation : President and CEO of Kale Group of Companies.Kale Group, which was founded in 1957 by Zeynep Bodur Okyay’s late father Ibrahim Bodur, pioneered the formation of the ceramics industry in Turkey, and has become an industry giant internationally, Europe’s 3rd and the world’s 12th largest ceramics manufacturer, with investments in Turkey, Italy and Russia. Comprising of 17 companies, and investments in various areas such as machinery and equipment manufacturing, chemistry, electrical appliances, energy, IT, transportation as well as defence and aviation, Kale Group is regarded as one of the most important industrial enterprises of Turkey with over 5,000 employees.   Kale Group provides its products to consumers in over 100 countries via more than 400 sales points.

The Reasons why the nominee should receive the Woman in Power award can be resumed as follows:  Zeynep Bodur Okyay is not only an influential business person steering national and international operations and investments in a heavily male-dominated sector, but she is also a keen follower of global trends, firm believer in ethical leadership and an active member of various global and regional industry and civil networks.

She believes, commits and invests for a better world that is more prosperous, more sustainable and more inclusive. She is a change-maker, strong believer in social good, a civil society advocate, promoting the transformative power of civil society. She is reknown for her significant contributions in flagship projects for achieving gender equality in Turkey, specifically focusing on increasing the number of women in the industry. She asserts “It is impossible to design and achieve a success story by keeping 21 million women at home, excluded from the workforce in a population of 78 million.” She argues the keys to success for Turkey are two-fold: producing value-added high technology products and increasing women’s participation in business.

She works endlessly with passion and grit to prepare Turkey and women of Turkey for the future. As a visionary leader, she strives to ensure Turkey jumps on the bandwagon of the Fourth Industrial Revolution at just the right time since it also offers a golden opportunity to bridge the gender gap. She is a firm believer in European values. She values social consensus and cooperation between stakeholders. She believes in multi-stakeholder engagement consisting of government, private sector, academia, and civil society to achieve the common objective of increasing national, social, and economic welfare. Possessing deep knowledge about the EU acquis and European best practices, she excels in adopting and disseminating European standards, transferring know-how to address local needs and elevating local and national standards through meaningful investments in economic development and social capital.

  • The key achievements of the nominee relevant for the award are the following:
  • She has assumed active roles and prominent leadership positions in achieving gender equality. She is the Vice-President of the Economic Development Foundation, Turkey’s first and foremost NGO specialized in Turkey-EU relations and in 2010 due to her efforts she received ‘Turkey in Europe – Franco Nobili Award’ for her contributions in reinforcing relations between Turkey and the EU Member States. Guided by European values, advocating women empowerment and gender equality in Turkey, Mrs. Okyay believes in streamlining gender perspective in all areas of business, particularly in the male-dominated industry sector as well as among decision makers and policy makers.

    She serves as the first female Assembly President of Istanbul Chamber of Industry and the Vice President of the Union of Chamber and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, the Women Entrepreneurs Council, through which she works actively to increase the representation of women on company boards, and takes immediate action to encourage STEM in the education system, providing access to financing, and promoting more active roles for women in the supply chain.

    In 2015, Mrs. Okyay assumed the Presidency of the Steering Committee of the C20 (Civil 20), an official engagement group of G20 during the Turkish Presidency of the G20. Working together with civil society representatives from all around the world including several grassroots women organisations, she has led the international civil society, raised awareness  and provided input at the highest level  to Turkey’s  pledge to continue to develop and monitor the implementation economic policies that empower women and increase women’s participation in the economy beyond 2015.

    Most recently, for the first time, she made it into the list of 30 most influential business people of Turkey by Capital and took her place as the fifth business women in that list. She was awarded for her stable and strong leadership, and her prominent and strong commitment in civil society.

E.M. int’s Head of Office Meeting

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Heads of Office Meeting

Draft Agenda

Bağlantı6 October 2016

Time               10.00 – 13.30

Place               1 Square de Meeûs (1st floor)

Agenda

10.00

Welcome by Petros Fassoulas, Secretary General, EMI

Introductions

10.05

General exchange of views on current challenges

10.30

Common project for the European Movement: The Hague 2018

  • Presentation of the project
  • Discussion and input from members
  • Creation of a working group
  • Time frame
  • Budget
  • Partnerships

12.30

Lunch

13.30

Ends

 

EUropean Movement Macedonia & Central European Initiative’s Conference on European Values Faced with Migration and Refugee Crises (Skopje, 19-20 Sep. 2016)

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

 

“EUROPEAN VALUES AND SECURITY FACED WITH THE MIGRATION AND

REFUGEE CRISES –

A Perspective from the Civil Society

 

Skopje, 19 – 20 September 2016

 

Migration and refugee crisis which European and Western Balkans countries are facing, have open many questions related to the socioeconomic context, humanitarian perspective, human rights, values, security and other dilemmas.

European Movement in the Republic of Macedonia (EMRM) as part of European Movement International is actively participating and contributing in the debates and policy making mechanisms by involving mainly civil sector and international institutions as well.

In this regard, EMRM in cooperation with the Institute for Geostrategic Research and Foreign Policy (IGRFP) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung office in the Republic of Macedonia (KAS), supported and co-financed by the Central European Initiative (CEI) Cooperation Fund is organizing an International Conference “European values and security faced with the Migration and Refugee crises – A Perspective from the Civil Society.”

Our concept is to invite representatives from national councils of European movements and civil society’s organizations from 17 country member of CEI and from three non CEI, highly concerned countries with the migrant crises like Germany, Greece and Turkey.

 

 

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 

 

 

Monday, 19 September 2016

Venue: Marriott Hotel; Address: Plostad Makedonija 7

19:30 – 21:30 Welcoming reception

 

Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Venue: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, VIP entrance

09:00 – 09:30                  Registration of participants

09:30 – 10:00 OFFICIAL OPENING

 

Introductory remarks:

 

Ambassador Abdulkadar MEMEDI, Director of the Institute for Geostrategic Research and Foreign Policy

 

Opening Addresses:

 

Prof. d-r Mileva GJUROVSKA, President of the European Movement in the Republic of Macedonia

Ms. Nataša OWENS, Vice President of the European Movement International and President of the European Movement Croatia

Mr. Johannes D. REY, Official representative of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in the Republic of Macedonia

Mr. Ugo POLI, Focal point for the migration issues, CEI Trieste

 

10:00 – 10:15        COFFEE BREAK

 

10:15 – 11:45 PANEL I: MIGRATION AND REFUGEE CRISES THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMANITARIAN AID AND SECURITY –CSO’S AND GOVERNMENT COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXT

 

Moderator:

Prof. d-r Trpe STOJANOVSKI, Faculty of Security, University Kliment Ohridski – Bitola

Panellists:

Prof. d-r Virgilo DASTOLI, President of the European Movement Italy

Prof. d-r Gul Gunver TURAN, President of the European Movement Turkey

Mr. Vladimir PETRONIJEVIĊ, Executive Director of the Group 484, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

Prof. d-r Anna KRASTEVA, New Bulgarian University, Centre for Refugees, Migration and Ethnic Studies, Sofia

Ms. Tamara MUGOŠA, MARRI – Migration, Asylum and Refugees Regional Initiative

 

11:45 – 12:45 DISCUSSION AND Q&A

 

Mr. Gledis GIPALI, Executive Director of the European Movement Albania

Ms. Martina SMILEVSKA, Macedonian Young Lawyers Association

Prof. d-r Jelica MINIĊ, EPuS, Forum for International Relations, Serbia

Prof. d-r Vinko KANDŽIJA, University of Rijeka, Jean Monnet Chair, Croatia

Mr. Predrag PRASTALO, President of the European Movement Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

12:45 – 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

 

14:00 – 15:30 PANEL II: MIGRATION AND REFUGEE CRISIS – A EUROPEAN RESPONSE – EXCHANGING EXPERIENCES, GOOD PRACTICES, MODELS AND NETWORK FOR COOPERATION

 

Moderator:

 

Mr. Bernd HÜTTEMANN, Vice president of the European Movement International and Secretary General of the European Movement Germany

 

Panellists:

 

Mr. Tomás STRAŽAY, Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Bratislava

            Mr. Sebastian SHÄFFER, Research Associate, Institution for Danube Region and Central Europe, Austria IDM

Mr. Mihai SEBE, Expert from European Institute of Romania

Prof. d-r Marcin ZABOROWSKI, Executive Vice President of the Center for European Policy Analysis

Ms. Nataša OWENS, Vice President of the European Movement International and President of the  European Movement Croatia

 

15:30- 16:15 DISCUSSIONS AND Q&A

 

Mr. Momcilo RADULOVIC, President of the European Movement Montenegro;

Ms. Suzana TUNEVA-PAUNOVSKA, Secretary of the Macedonian Red Cross

Prof. d-r Denis SENOL SERT, European Association in Turkey

 

16:15 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK

 

16:45 – 17:30 CONCLUSIONS & CLOSING REMARKS

 

Ambassador Abdulkadar MEMEDI, Director of the Institute for Geostrategic Research and Foreign Policy

Turkey-EU High Level Political Dialogue Meeting was held in Ankara

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Turkey-EU High Level Political Dialogue Meeting was held on 9 September 2016 in Ankara with the participation of Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ömer Çelik, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn.

The current state of play in Turkey’s EU accession negotiations, migration crisis, visa liberalisation dialogue and cooperation in the areas of economy, energy and trade were discussed. Both sides exchanged views on regional and international issues.

High Level Political Dialogue Meeting confirmed the mutual engagement to common values which form the  basis of Turkey-EU togetherness as well as their mutual commitments.

Source: http://www.ab.gov.tr/index.php?p=50426&l=2