Programme

41st Meeting of the EU-Türkiye Joint Consultative Committee

Draft programme

10:00 – 11:00 Opening Session

Welcome remarks by the Co-chairs of the EU-Türkiye Joint Consultative Committee

• Veselin Mitov, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
• M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) (Group I – Employers – Türkiye)

Adoption of the draft agenda

The state of political, economic and trade relations between the EU and Türkiye, as well as current social and employment issues. Statements by

• Laurenţiu Plosceanu, EESC Vice-President in charge of Communication
• Faruk Kaymakcı, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Türkiye to the European Union
• Bernard Brunet, Head of Unit for Türkiye, DG NEAR, European Commission
• Baiba Aleksejuka-Tavaresa, Head of Division for Türkiye/Eastmed, European External Action Service (EEAS)
• Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the External Relations Section, EESC

Discussion

11:00 – 13:00 Working Session I         

            Chaired by Veselin Mitov, Co-chair of the EU-Türkiye Joint Consultative Committee

11:00 – 12:00 Presentation of the reports on SMEs by the rapporteurs

• Hüseyin Çağrı Gürgür, Chief Advisor to TOBB President (Group I – Employers – Türkiye)
• Manthos Mavrommatis, EESC Member (Group I – Employers – Cyprus)

Discussion

12:00 – 13:00 The space for free and independent civil society to participate in political, economic and social life in Türkiye and the EU

Introduction by

• Ionuţ Sibian, EESC Member, Vice-President of the REX Section (Group III – Civil Society Organisations – Romania)
• Çiğdem Nas, Secretary General of Economic Development Foundation (İKV) (Group III – Civil Society Organisations – Türkiye)

Discussion

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch  in the EESC's VIP restaurant

14:30 – 16:30 Working Session II 

Chaired by  M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Co-chair of the EU-Türkiye Joint Consultative Committee

14:30 – 15:30 Presentation of the reports on social partners by the rapporteurs

• Veselin Mitov, EESC Member (Group II – Workers – Bulgaria)
• Mahmut Arslan, President, Trade Union Confederation (HAK-İŞ) (Group II – Workers – Türkiye)

Discussion

15:30 – 16:30 The views of Türkiye and the EU on migration issues

Introduction by

• Panagiotis Gkofas, EESC Member (Group III – Civil Society Organisations – Greece)   
• Faruk Kaymakcı, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Türkiye to the European Union

Discussion

16.30 – 17:30 Closing Session 

Adoption of a Joint Statement

Any other business

Closing remarks by the Co-chairs of the EU-Türkiye Joint Consultative Committee

• M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
• Veselin Mitov