What is on the Agenda?

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  Türkiye: Statement by the Spokesperson on sentencing of Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu

  12/15/2022 - 18:54

  The decision of the first instance court sentencing İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to 2 years, 7 months and 15 days in prison and banning him from political life for the crime of "insulting public officials" constitutes a major setback for democracy in Türkiye. This sentence is disproportionate and confirms the systemic lack of independence of the judiciary and the undue political pressure on judges and prosecutors in Türkiye.

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  EU and Türkiye signed the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement

  12/14/2022 - 13:24

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  The first Digital Literacy Training Seminar for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations working for/with Children was held in Ankara

  12/13/2022 - 13:26

  The first training of the "Digital Literacy Training Seminars for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers and Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations working for/with Children" carried out by the International Children's Center (ICC) and financed by the EU Delegation to Türkiye was held in Ankara. The opening speeches of the program were performed by Stefano Fantaroni, Head of Political Affairs Section of the Delegation of the EU to Turkey and President of the ICC, Prof. Dr.Tomris Türmen.

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  EU adopts new programmes in support to refugees and border management in Türkiye worth over €1.2 billion

  12/13/2022 - 09:36

  The European Commission has adopted today a €220 million package to improve border control at Türkiye's Eastern border, bringing to €1.235 billion the total EU assistance adopted in 2022 to continue support to refugees in Türkiye -basic needs, assistance for the most vulnerable and socio-economic support- and for border management. These funds are part of the additional €3 billion, announced in June 2021, following the European Council, to continue EU assistance to refugees in Türkiye between 2021 and 2023.

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  Human Rights Day 10 December 2022: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union

  12/10/2022 - 12:13

  10 December is Human Rights Day which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This day serves as an opportunity to recall that human rights are universal, indivisible, inalienable, interdependent and interrelated. Whilst their promotion and protection is an imperative to uphold human dignity, the genuine respect and fulfilment of human rights is also indispensable for peace, democracy and sustainable development.

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  12th EU HUMAN RIGHTS FILM DAYS & SHORT FILM COMPETITION

  12/10/2022 - 10:28

  Commenced on December 8th, the 12th EU Human Rights Film Days

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  The Republic of Türkiye, the European Union, UNICEF and partners mark the transition of the Conditional Cash Transfer for Education (CCTE) for Refugees programme

  12/07/2022 - 15:43

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  Support to rights-based CSOs working on social inclusion and youth

  12/07/2022 - 13:32

  Programme: Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for Rural Development Type: Subvention pour action Statut: Ouvert » 07/02/2023     Budget: 5,500,000 (EUR) Documents: Annex L - SEA-H (en).docx

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  The New State Hospital in Kilis with EUR 50 million EU funding opens to service

  12/06/2022 - 17:00

  The new Kilis Prof. Dr.

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  EU Global Health Strategy to improve global health security and deliver better health for all

  12/01/2022 - 14:56

  Today, the Commission adopted a new EU Global Health Strategy to improve global health security and deliver better health for all in a changing world. With the Strategy, the EU deepens its leadership and reasserts its responsibility for tackling key global challenges and health inequalities head-on: the unfinished agenda in global health and combatting health threats in the age of pandemics.

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