Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut

The head of a EU delegation to Turkey visited the famed ancient site of Göbeklitepe on May 27. 

Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut said as part of his visit to southeastern Şanlıurfa province that he was happy to be in the cradle of humanity in Göbeklitepe - known as the world's oldest temple and listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.

Nobody questions Turkey's candidacy for EU membership, said the bloc's top diplomat in Turkey on March 26 on the heels of an EU leaders' summit that tackled Turkish-EU ties.

The EU and Turkey are collaborating to host an event for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on March 15-16 in Ankara.

The Competitive Sectors Programme: Impact and Beyond aims to promote projects contributing to the targets of the joint industry policy of Turkey and EU.

The Turkish presidential spokesman on March 11 discussed Turkey-EU relations in a meeting with the bloc's officials.

The head of the European Union delegation to Turkey on Feb. 17 praised the country's efforts in the fight against climate change. 

Senior German diplomat Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut was nominated as head of EU delegation to Turkey, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on June 16 in a statement.

Meyer-Landrut has been Germany's ambassador to France and Monaco since 2015.

He will replace Christian Berger, who continues his career as EU ambassador to Egypt.

BERLIN - A further normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina will be achieved through the formation of a community of Serb municipalities (ZSO), director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric said in Berlin on Thursday.