Turkey–European Union relations

Consular consultations between Turkey, Germany resume

Turkey's deputy foreign minister on June 23 announced the initiation of consular consultations after a four-year hiatus.

"We started Consular Consultations w/ #Germany after 4 years. Consultations began with the participation of Antje Leenderste, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as our delegations," Yavuz Selim Kıran said on Twitter.

Turkey observes closely as EU leaders meet at summit

Ankara started watching when European Union leaders came together today and tomorrow in Brussels with a heavy agenda.

The leaders' summit is expected to be discussing various issues, including restoring free movement and travel, the progress in the bloc's jointly funded stimulus package and how to move forward on international corporate taxation and the bloc's banking union.

Turkey to watch closely as EU leaders meet at summit

Ankara will be closely watching when European Union leaders come together today and tomorrow in Brussels with a heavy agenda.

The leaders' summit will be discussing various issues, including restoring free movement and travel, the progress in the bloc's jointly funded stimulus package and how to move forward on international corporate taxation and the bloc's banking union.

Turkey, Spain to discuss bilateral ties, EU matters

Turkey and Spain will discuss on June 21 bilateral relations and matters related to the EU in a videoconference, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The consultations will be co-chaired by Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakcı and Spain's State Secretary for the EU Juan Gonzalez Barba, the ministry said in a statement on June 20.

Turkey urges EU for decision on upgrading Customs Union

While calling on the leaders of the European Union (EU) to make the upcoming summit a turning point for ties between Ankara and Brussels, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on June 20 urged the Union to take decisions for concrete steps for this bid, including a mandate that will authorize the EU Commission to negotiate Customs Union with Turkey.

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