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  Updated: 17/04/2015

Ministry for EU Affairs evaluates EU accession process and Türkiye's new EU strategy with non-governmental organizations in Bursa

Ministry for EU Affairs will host a Civil Society Dialogue meeting on "TURKEY’S EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS AND TURKEY'S NEW EU STRATEGY" on 22 April 2015 at 14:00 in Bursa Merinos Ataturk Culture Center, under the auspices of Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan BOZKIR and with the participation of non-governmental organizations, local administrations, business organizations and representatives of universities in Bursa. 

The first dialogue meeting with the understanding of “a stronger civil society and stronger Türkiye” was held on 26 November 2014 in Istanbul. Consecutive meetings were organised on 19 February 2015 in Izmir, on 18 March 2015 in Konya and on 24 March 2015 in Adana. More than 8000 representatives from hundreds of non-governmental organisations (NGO) participated in these meetings.

In the meeting, NGO representatives, who contribute significantly to Türkiye’s transformation in the EU accession process, will have the opportunity to express their opinions and put forward suggestions in person to Minister BOZKIR, regarding the EU negotiations and membership of Türkiye.

Moreover, participants will be informed on financial assistance being provided for NGOs within the scope of Erasmus+ Programme and the EU Pre-Accession Assistance.

The programme of the meeting is as follows:

THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS AND TURKEY'S NEW EU STRATEGY

CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE MEETING

22 April 2015, Wednesday

Bursa Merinos Atatürk Culture Center, Orhan Gazi Hall

13.00 - 14.00                          Registration

14.00 - 14.10                          Opening, a Moment of Silence and the Turkish National Anthem

14.10 - 14.30                          Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan Bozkır's speech (Orhan Gazi Hall)

14.30 - 18.00                          Question-Answer (Orhan Gazi Hall)

16.00 - 18.00                          Informative Session on  Erasmus+ Programme and EU Funds for NGOs (Hüdavendigar Hall)

 

Informative Session on  Erasmus+ Programme and EU Funds for NGOs

(Hüdavendigar Hall)

With the aim of bringing together the Turkish people from all ages with the EU citizens in training and youth projects, Türkiye’s National Agency provided grants of approximately 730 million Euros to twenty six thousand projects in 2004-2014 period. Within the framework of these grants, more than three hundred and fifty thousand Turkish citizens in 81 provinces had the opportunity to participate in cooperation activities and study abroad. Türkiye’s National Agency will provide information on the newly renamed Erasmus+ Programme, for which nearly 900 million Euros will be allocated to Türkiye and which will provide our citizens with the opportunities to study, train and volunteer in Europe at no cost in the period of 2014-2020.

Moreover, within the framework of EU Pre-Accession Financial Assistance, Türkiye will receive nearly 4.5 billion Euros in the period of 2014-2020. 190 million Euros of the fund will be allocated to the strengthening of civil society, civil society dialogue and also developing public-civil society dialogue. Under the civil society sector, 11 million Euros were allocated to strengthening of the civil society dialogue for 2015.

During this session, participants will be informed on the opportunities, funds, and grants for NGOs, universities, the private sector and the local administrations, including the HORIZON 2020 programme.

P.S.: Ministry for EU Affairs, Turkish National Agency, and Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK) will have booths to provide direct information on various programmes within the scope of Türkiye-EU relations.



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