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24th Meeting of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)

Istanbul, Turkey

10-11 April 2008

PROGRAMME

Venue: Radisson Sas Airport Hotel, Istanbul Interpreting: FR/EN/ES/Turkish into EN/FR/ES/Turkish

9 April 2008

9 p.m. Welcome reception

10 April 2008

9–10 a.m. Opening session

·  Welcome address by Mr Bayraktar, Co-chairman of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee

·  Welcome address by Mr Cassidy, Co-chairman of the EU-Turkey Joint Consultative Committee

·  Mr Dimitriadis, President of the European Economic and Social Committee

·  Ms Çubukçu, Minister of State

·  Mr Gül, President of the Turkish Republic

Adoption of the draft agenda

Approval of the minutes of the 23rd meeting of the EU-Turkey JCC held on 8-9 November in Adapazarı

10–10.30 a.m. Coffee break

10.30 a.m.–12.30 p.m. How can organised civil society be more involved in Turkey's accession process?

·  Intervention on the latest developments of the accession negotiations by Mr Vögele, European Commission delegation to Turkey

·  Presentation of the Hungarian experience of civil society involvement during the Hungarian accession negotiations by Ms Koller, Member of the JCC, Hungarian Democratic Confederation of Free trade Unions

·  Intervention by Mr Kudatgobilik, Member of the JCC, President of the Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK)

·  Debate

12.30–2 p.m. Lunch

2–3.30 p.m. Life long learning aspect of the Lisbon strategy – Lessons to learn in Turkey and the EU

·  Presentation of a report by Dr Yıldız, Member of the JCC, HAK-İŞ

·  Presentation of opinions of the EESC on Life Long Learning by MrCassidy, Co-Chairman of the JCC

·  Intervention by Mr Çalikoğlu, Public Relations Coordinator, Centre for EU Education and Youth Programmes in Turkey

·  Debate

3.30–4 p.m. Coffee break

4–5.30 p.m. Visa procedures – How to facilitate the interaction between civil society representatives in the EU and Turkey?

·  Intervention by Mr Eleftheriou, DG Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission

·  Intervention by Prof Dr Kabaalioğlu, President, Economic Development Foundation

·  Intervention by Prof Dr Gümrükçü, President of TÜGİAD – Akdeniz University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Europe without Visa Research Group

·  Debate

8 p.m. Dinner (Kaşıbeyaz Restaurant)

11 April 2008

9–11 a.m. Youth and Employment –How to implement the European employment strategy in Turkey

·  Presentation of a draft joint report by Mr Jasinski, Member of the JCC, All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) and Ms Alkan, Member of the JCC, TURK-İŞ

·  Intervention by Mr Özkan, Deputy Director General, Turkish Employment Organisation (İŞ-KUR)

·  Intervention of Ms Gülay Aslantepe, Director ILO Ankara Office

·  Debate

11 a.m. Mr Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic

11.30 a.m.–12.30 p.m. Decisions on future works

·  Reports to be elaborated for the 25th meeting

·  Date and place of the 25th meeting

12.30–1.30 p.m. Lunch

1.30–2 p.m. Adoption of the Joint Declaration

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