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26th Meeting of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)

Istanbul, Turkey

27-28 April2009

PROGRAMME

Venue:Mövenpick Hotel IstanbulInterpreting:FR/EN/Turkish

Büyükdere Caddesi, 4. Levent

34330 İstanbul

26April

8 p.m.Welcome reception(Mövenpick Hotel)

27April

9.30–11.30a.m.Opening session

  • Short welcome addresses of Co-chairs

Mr Tuğrul Kudatgobilik,

Mr Sandy Boyle

  • Intervention by Mr M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
  • Intervention by Mr Jean-Christophe Filori, Head of Turkey Unit, Directorate General Enlargement, European Commission
  • Intervention by Ambassador Oğuz Demiralp, Secretary General for EU Affairs
  • Intervention byMr František Štěpánek, Consul General of the CzechRepublic in Istanbulon behalf of the Czech Presidency of the EU
  • Intervention by Mr Afif Demirkıran, MP, Member of EU Harmonisation Committee
  • Intervention by Mr Faruk Çelik, Minister of Labour and Social Security of Turkey
  • Intervention by Mr Egemen Bağış, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator of Turkey
  • Debate

11.30 a.m.–12 noonCoffee break

12 noon–12.30 p.m.Co-chairs'interventions

  • Mr Tuğrul Kudatgobilik
  • Mr Sandy Boyle

Adoption of the draft agenda

Approval of the minutes of the 25th meeting of the EU-Turkey JCC held on 18-19 November in Paris

12.30–2p.m.Lunch

2–3.30 p.m.Cooperation between the EU and Turkey on research and development

  • Presentation ofa report on Turkey's research and development policy by Prof.Dr.MuammerKaya, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Technological Research Centre (TEKAM) Director
  • Presentation of EESC opinions on research and development by MsMarja-Liisa Peltola, Member of the JCC
  • Intervention by Prof.Dr. Nüket Yetiş President of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
  • Intervention by Dr. Giancarlo Caratti, Head of Unit Customer and Stakeholder Relations, European Commission Joint Research Centre
  • Debate

3.30–4p.m.Coffee break

4–5.30 p.m.Energy supply policies in the context of EU-Turkey relations

  • Presentation of a report on Turkey’s energy supply policies by MrSelahattin Hakman,Member of TÜSİAD Energy Working Group
  • Presentation of the EU's energy supply policy by MrWolfgang Greif,member of the JCC
  • Intervention by Mr Sohbet Karbuz, Head of the Hydrocarbon Division,Mediterranean Observatory for Energy
  • Intervention by Mr Budak Dilli, General Director of Energy Affairs, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
  • Debate

6 p.m. Departure from meeting venue

7 p.m.Visit toRahmiKoçMuseum

8p.m.Dinner(Halat Restaurant, RahmiKoçMuseum)

28 April

9.30–11.30 a.m.The impact of EU Free Trade Agreements with third countries on Turkey-EU economic relations

  • Intervention by MrCemalettin Damlacı, Director General of EU Affairs,Under Secretariat of the Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade of Turkey
  • Intervention by MrLeopoldo Rubinacci, Head of Unit, Bilateral Trade Relations with Europe (non-EU), Central Asia and Balkans, DG Trade, European Commission
  • Intervention by MrMehmet Büyükekşi, President ofTurkish Exporter's Assembly
  • Debate

11.30 a.m.–12 noonDecisions on future works

  • Date and place of the 27th meeting
  • Reports to be elaborated for the 27th meeting

12 noon–1.30 p.m.Lunch

1.30 –2p.m.Adoptionof the Joint Declaration

2.30–5.30 p.m.

Open debate with Turkish media and civil society organisations on
"Communicating Turkey"
Media Partner "European Voice"

2.30–3p.m.Opening Speeches

  • Tuğrul Kudatgobilik, TİSK President, Co-Chair of Turkey-EU JCC
  • Sandy Boyle,ex Deputy Secretary-General, UNIFI Finance Sector Union, co-chair of Turkey-EU JCC
  • Diego Mellado, Counsellor, EC Delegation to Turkey

3–3.45p.m.Presentation of the Study: "Talking Turkey in Europe: Towards a Differentiated Communication Strategy"

  • Emiliano Alessandri, Associate Fellow, International Affairs Institute(IAI) – Rome
  • Comments on the report byMs Zeenat Khanche, EU Communications Adviser of the British Embassy in Turkey

3.45-4p.m.Coffee Break

4-5.30 p.m.Communicating Turkey: Turkish Communication Strategy Towards the EU

  • Prof. Dr. Güven Sak, Director, Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)
  • Murat Yetkin, Radikal, Ankara Representative
  • Debate

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