Mission of EUSG

Mission of the General Secretariat for the EU

Functions of the EUSG, according to Article 2 of "Law No.4587 on the organization and functions of the General Secretariat for the EU"

Within the framework of all external contacts and negotiations in the process of Türkiye's membership to the EU, including the coordination of the external relations and the accession negotiations which are conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Secretariat for the EU is assigned the following functions:

a) Coordinating, in conformity with plans and programmes, internal efforts of harmonisation to be carried out by the Turkish public organizations and agencies,

b) Providing secretarial services to the boards and commitees which shall be established with a view to preparing Türkiye for membership to the EU, and guiding the implementation of the decisions of the said boards and committees,

c) Conducting required research and studies in line with the decisions of the Government and the boards and committees to be established,

d) Awarding, by contract and in areas of its competence, to natural and legal persons both within Türkiye and abroad the tasks making studies, research and translations,

e) Issuing through the Prime Ministry, regulations, communications, circulars and other similar regulatory instruments concerning the services that it is responsible to render.