123rd Meeting of the EU-Türkiye Association Committee

123^rd meeting of the EU-Türkiye Association Committee, established in the framework of Ankara Agreement between Türkiye and European Economic Community which was entered into force on 1 December 1964, was held on 30 April 2015 in Brussels.

EU-Türkiye Association Committee, responsible for monitoring Türkiye-EU relations at technical level, took stock of the association relations and latest issues in Türkiye’s EU accession process.

The agenda of the 123^rd meeting of the Association Committee’s covers the following topics; “State of Play in the Accession Negotiations”, “Political and Economic Criteria”, “High-Level Economic Dialogue”, “Justice and Home Affairs”, “Environment and Climate Change”, “Energy Dialogue”, “Transportation”, “Customs Union and Trade Issues”, “Taxation” and “Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance”.

Representatives of various ministries of Türkiye and officials from EU member states, the EU Council and European Commission participated in the meeting.

Turkish delegation, composed of representatives from the Ministry for EU Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Undersecretariat of Treasury, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Development, Ministry of  Finance, The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), Turkish Central Bank, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication was headed by the Permanent Delegate of Türkiye to the European Union, Ambassador Selim Yenel.