EU and Member States

Town Twinning Summit

12/06/2019 - 09:00

05/12/2019 The Town Twinning Summit, which was organized to discuss the “City Twinning Between Turkey and the European Union” Project being implemented in coordination with the European Union Directorate, was held in Ankara.
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European Journalists Visited EU-funded Facility Projects in İstanbul

12/06/2019 - 08:02

21/11/2019
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Ambassador Christian Berger and the Ambassadors of the EU Member States received Metropolitan Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu as a guest speaker at a working lunch

12/03/2019 - 17:19

03/12/2019 The Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Christian Berger and the Ambassadors of the EU Member States received Metropolitan Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu as a guest speaker at a working lunch. They discussed EU-Turkey relations also at a municipal level, local democracy, climate change and smart cities policies including disaster preparedness. The meeting was part of regular Ambassadors’ exchanges with prominent Turkish personalities.
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Working Group on relations with Turkey of the European Committee

11/28/2019 - 17:08

28/11/2019 At the meeting of the Working Group on relations with Turkey of the European Committee of the Regions that took place in Edirne discussing and stressing the importance of cross border cooperation and partnerships improving people’s living standards. EU will continue supporting CBC programmes between Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria.
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Town Twinning Projects Supported by European Union are Achieving Great Results

11/15/2019 - 18:07

A "Sustainable Tourism Conference" organised by Kuşadasi Municipality within the scope of the project "Strengthening Town Twinning via Sustainable Tourism with Participatory Approach in Kuşadası And in Sinaia" took place on 14 November 2019 in Kuşadası. The project is one of the 23 grants financed by European Union under the Town Twinning programme between Turkey and the EU. At the margins of the Conference, a Memorandum of Understanding on "Cooperation for Sustainable Tourism" was signed by the Turkish municipalities of Kuşadası and Söke with the Romanian cities of Sinaia (Romania) and Cluj (Romania). The Kuşadası "International Relations and EU Centre" also inaugurated. The Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey, Ambassador Christian Berger, opened the Conference and witnessed the signature and inauguration ceremonies.
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EU Supporting Fishery Producer Organisations in Turkey

11/13/2019 - 15:15

13/11/2019 The kick-off meeting of the EU-supported Twinning Project on the "Capacity Building for Fishery Producer Organisations and Provincial Agricultural Directorates in line with Common Market Organisations" will take place on 13 November (Today) in Ankara. What is the scope of the project? The European Union (EU) has launched a Twinning Project to establish an institutional and legal framework supporting Turkish Fishery Producer Organisations, in line with the Common Fisheries Policy of the EU.
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EU-funded Twinning project helps "Improve the Detection Capacity of Turkish Customs Enforcement"

11/11/2019 - 15:10

11/11/2019 What is the scope of the project? This Twinning project is part of a large-scale EU support package for the DG Customs Enforcement of the Ministry of Trade. It comprises, inter alia, the purchasing of boats, vehicles, sniffer dogs, x-ray scanners, narcotics and chemicals' detection devices, but also investments in "softer measures" such as Twinning and other technical assistance projects. The total EU contribution for the overall package, which is estimated at 17.6 million EUR, is over 90%.
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Ambassador Christian Berger and the Ambassadors of the EU Member States have gathered today at a working breakfast hosted by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)

10/24/2019 - 11:39

08/10/2019 Ambassador Christian Berger and the Ambassadors of the EU Member States have gathered today at a working breakfast hosted by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK). The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on trade and economic relations between the EU and TR.
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EU supports the Initial Trainings of Candidate Judges & Public Prosecutors

10/10/2019 - 10:20

10/10/2019 The European Union-funded project that supports the establishment of a reformed practical training system for candidate judges & prosecutors will be launched in Ankara on 10 October. The Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr Cengiz Öner, the Ambassador of Spain to Turkey, H.E. Juan Gonzalez-Barba Pera, the Member of the High Council for the Judiciary of Spain, Ms Mar Cabrejas and the Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey, Ms Eleftheria Pertzinidou will attend the event. What is the scope of the project?
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EU Cooperates With Turkey On Forensic Trainings Towards Advanced Examination Methods

09/30/2019 - 12:15

The European Union-funded project on Forensic Trainings towards Advanced Examination Methods will be launched on 30 September in Ankara. It will contribute to further strengthening and rendering more concrete and visible the efficiency and administration of the judiciary. The event will be attended by the General Commander of Gendarmerie General Arif Çetin, Deputy Director General of National Police Mr Selami Hüner, Ambassador of Spain to Turkey Mr Juan Gonzalez-Barba Pera and the Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey, Ambassador Christian Berger.
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