Riunione ordinaria

Meeting of 4 December 2023 in Brussels

The delegation meeting took place on Monday 4 December 2023, 16.00-17.30, in Brussels.
This meeting was dedicated to an exchange of views ahead of the 80th EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting in Ankara (19-20 December 2023), with
  • H.E. Ambassador Faruk KAYMAKCI, Permanent Delegate of Türkiye to the EU
  • Mr Bernard BRUNET, Head of Unit - Türkiye, DG NEAR, European Commission
  • Ms Baiba ALEKSEJUKA-TAVARESA, Head of Division, Türkiye/East Med, European External Action Service

Meeting of 15 June 2023 in Strasbourg

This delegation meeting took place on 15 June 2023 in Strasbourg.

The meeting was dedicated to the EU-Türkiye relations in light of the outcome of the May 2023 parliamentary and
presidential elections.

The Members of the European Parliament held an exchange of views with Ms Amberin ZAMAN, Senior Correspondent for Al-Monitor, reporting from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe and Mr Paul T. LEVIN, Docent, Ph.D., Director of the Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS) and Managing Director of the Consortium for European Symposia on Turkey (CEST).

Meeting of 13 April 2023 in Brussels

The meeting of the Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) took place on Thursday 13 April 2023, 13.00-15.00, in Brussels, room ANTALL 4Q1.
The meeting was dedicated to an exchange of views on the security, integrity and fairness of the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections of 14 May in Türkiye.

Meeting of 19 January 2023, Strasbourg

A meeting of the D-TR took place on 19 January 2023, from 10.00-11.30, in Strasbourg.

The main point of the agenda was the 80th EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting.

Meeting of 8 September 2022

The EP Delegation to the EU-Turkey JPC met on Thursday, 8 September 2022. Members exchanged views ahead of the 80th EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting in Kayseri (20-21 September 2022), with:

- H.E. Ambassador Mehmet Kemal BOZAY, Permanent Delegate of Turkey to the EU;

- Mr Ioannis BEGKOS, Acting Head of Division, Turkey/East Med, European External Action Service;

- Mr Bernard BRUNET, Head of Unit - Turkey, DG NEAR, European Commission.

Meeting of 31 January 2022: bilateral relations and situation of LGBTIQ+ community

Group of people with rainbow flag at an LGBT gay pride
LGBTI AdobeStock photo.jpg © Adobe stock
The meeting of the EP delegation to the EU-Turkey JPC took place on Monday, 31 January 2022.
Members exchanged views with representatives of the European Commission and of the European External Action Service (EEAS) on the State of Play of the EU-Turkey Relations.

The second part of the meeting was dedicated to discuss the situation of the LGBTIQ+ community in Turkey with the participation of Özgür GÜR and Melike BALKAN, Executive Directors of ÜniKuir Derneği and Marsel Tuğkan GÜNDOĞDU, LGBTI+ rights activist.

Meeting of 25 October 2021

The EP Delegation to the EU-Turkey JPC met on Monday, 25 October 2021 to discuss the state of play of the EU-Turkey relations and the situation of women, gender equality and Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention.

Joint meeting of 21 June 2021 on Climate Change in the Mediterranean

Podium Climate Change in the Mediterranean: situation of the UfM members in the enlargement area
Podium "Climate Change in the Mediterranean: situation of the UfM members in the enlargement area" © European Parliament

On Monday, 21 June 2021 the European Parliament's Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey delegations held a joint meeting to discuss the Climate Change in the Mediterranean: situation of the UfM members in the enlargement area.

Members have exchanged views with the Vice President Mr Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, who spoke on behalf of the EP Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA - UfM), experts from the academia, European Commission and the civil society.

Joint meeting of 11 May 2021 on Gender Equality & Women's Rights (remote)

A Joint Western Balkans and Turkey Delegations' Meeting on Gender Equality & Women's Rights took place remotely via Webex on 11 May 2021.

In this meeting, Members had the possibility to discuss the state of play in gender equality and women's rights with local civil society and academia experts.

The meeting was organised under the patronage of the Chairs of the EP Enlargement delegations and was presided by Mr Tonino Picula, Chair of the AFET Working group on the Western Balkans.


Meeting of 15 April 2021 (remote)

The meeting was held remotely and focused on:

  • Exchange of views on the latest developments in the EU-Turkey relations with:
  1. Mr Bernard BRUNET, Head of Unit, Turkey, DG NEAR;
  2. Mr Thomas FRELLESEN, Head of Unit, Turkey, EEA;
  3. Mr Nacho Sanchez AMOR - EP Rapporteur on Turkey
  • State of play on Cyprus issue, with the participation of:
- Ms Judit ROZSA, Director, Coordination, Resources and Aid Programme, DG REFORM;
- Ms Amanda PAUL, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Center.