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  Updated: 24/04/2015

Ministry for EU Affairs discusses EU accession process and Türkiye’s New EU Strategy with non-governmental organizations in Antalya

The Ministry for EU Affairs will host a Civil Society Dialogue Meeting on “EU ACCESSION PROCESS AND TURKEY’S NEW EU STRATEGY” on 28 April 2015, at Hotel Su in Antalya, under the auspices of Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan BOZKIR and with the participation of representatives from non-governmental organizations, local administrations, the business world and academia in Antalya.

The first dialogue meeting with the understanding of “A Strong Civil Society and A Strong Türkiye” was held on 26 November 2014 in İstanbul. Consecutive meetings were organised on 19 February 2015 in Izmir, on 18 March 2015 in Konya, on 24 March 2015 in Adana and finally on 22 April 2015 in Bursa. About 10.000 representatives from hundreds of NGOs participated in these meetings.

In the Antalya 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, information will be given to the participants on the financial assistance being provided for NGOs within the scope of Erasmus+ Programme and the EU Pre-Accession Assistance.

Below is the programme of the meeting.

“THE EU ACCESSION PROCESS AND TURKEY’S NEW EU STRATEGY”

CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE MEETING

28 April 2015, Tuesday

ANTALYA HOTEL SU, Amanzi Hall 1

13.00 - 14.00        Registration

14.00 - 14.10        Opening, Stand in Silence, Turkish National Anthem

14.10 -14.30         Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ambassador Volkan Bozkır’s Speech (Amanzi Hall 1)

14.30 - 18.00        Questions/Answers (Amanzi Hall 1)                   

16.00 - 18.00        Informative Session on Erasmus+ Programme and EU Funds and the NGOs (Amanzi Hall 2)                                          

 Informative Session Erasmus+ Programme and EU Funds and the NGOs

(Amanzi Hall 2)

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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