Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan Bozkır Visited Brussels

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan Bozkır visited Brussels on 14 December 2015 to attend the 11th meeting of the Türkiye-EU Intergovernmental Accession Conference and for official meetings with his counterparts.

During his visit, Minister Bozkır attended the 11th meeting of the Türkiye-EU Intergovernmental Accession Conference where Chapter-17 Economic and Monetary Policy has been opened to negotiations in Türkiye's EU accession negotiations.

Minister Bozkır also met with Jyrki Katainen, Vice President of the European Commission for Jobs, Growth, Investments and Competitiveness and Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition.

In Brussels, Minister Bozkır also attended the working dinner hosted by Bert Koenders, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, next term President of the European Union, along with Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

In Brussels, Minister Bozkır was also interviewed by NTV and CNN Türk in live broadcasts and assessed the opening of Chapter-17 Economic and Monetary Policy.

In Minister Bozkır's contacts with his counterparts, current state of play in Türkiye's EU accession negotiations and all aspects of Türkiye-EU relations were addressed in the light of the conclusions of the Türkiye-EU Summit held on 29 November 2015 in Brussels.