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  Updated: 15/03/2016

Ministry for EU Affairs meets with Civil Society Organisations in Gaziantep to Exchange views on Türkiye’s EU Accession Process

Ministry for EU Affairs will hold a civil society dialogue meeting on “Türkiye's EU Accession Process” with the participation of Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan Bozkır and with the representatives from civil society, local administrations, business world and universities of Gaziantep on Wednesday, 16 March 2016, at Şehitkamil Municipality Culture and Congress Centre.

Ten civil society dialogue meetings have been held so far in İstanbul, İzmir, Konya, Adana, Bursa, Antalya, Samsun, Eskişehir, Ankara and Kayseri within the understanding of “a strong civil society and a strong Türkiye.” Around 22.000 representatives from thousands of civil society organisations have participated in these meetings.

In the meeting, NGO representatives, who contribute significantly to Türkiye's transformation in the EU accession process, will have the opportunity to express their opinions and recommendations in person to Minister Bozkır.

Moreover, participants will be informed on financial assistance to be provided to NGOs within the scope of Erasmus+ Programme and EU Pre-Accession Assistance.

The programme of the meeting is as follows: 

CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE MEETING ON TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS

Gaziantep

16 March 2016, Wednesday

Şehitkamil Municipality Culture and Congress Centre, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Hall

 

13.00 - 14.00 Registration

14.00 - 14.10 Opening, Moment of Silence and the National Anthem

14.10 - 14.30 Speech by Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan

                      Bozkır (Mehmet Akif Ersoy Hall)

14.30 - 18.00 Question & Answer Session (Mehmet Akif Ersoy Hall)

16.00 - 18.00 Meeting to inform Civil Society Organisations regarding the Erasmus +

                       Programme and European Union Funds (Nuri Mehmet Paşa Hall)

Meeting to inform Civil Society Organisations regarding the Erasmus + Programme and European Union Funds

With the aim of bringing together Turkish people of all ages with EU citizens in training and youth projects, Türkiye's National Agency provided grants in the amount of nearly 780 million Euros to 27 thousand projects in the period 2004-2015. Within this scope, more than 420 thousand Turkish citizens in 81 provinces have had the opportunity to participate in cooperation activities and study abroad. Türkiye's National Agency will provide information on the newly named Erasmus + Programme, for which nearly 800 million Euros will be allocated to Türkiye and which will provide our citizens with opportunities to study, train and volunteer in Europe at no cost in the period 2014-2020.

Moreover, within the framework of EU Pre-Accession Financial Assistance, Türkiye will receive nearly 4.5 billion Euros in the period 2014-2020. 190 million Euros of the fund will be allocated to the strengthening of civil society, civil society dialogue and also developing public-civil society dialogue. Civil society organisations will be supported through grants that will be announced in the EU pre-accession financial assistance regularly every year. Within this scope, in 2016, 4 million euros and, in 2017, 9 million euros will be provided directly to civil society organisations.

During the programme, participants will be informed on the opportunities, funds, and grants for NGOs, universities, the private sector and local administrations, including the Horizon 2020 programme.

Note: Participants of the programme will be directly informed of Türkiye-European Union relations through the information stands to be opened by the Ministry for EU Affairs, Turkish National Agency and Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK).



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