Source: European Parliament
On 17 December 2024, the President of the Commission held a meeting[1] in Ankara with President Erdoğan as part of the re-engagement agenda with Türkiye as laid down in the November 2023 Joint Communication[2].
The December 2024 Council conclusions on Enlargement[3] highlighted the EU’s strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Türkiye.
The discussion in Ankara also addressed the Cyprus issue, with the President of the Commission reiterating EU’s full commitment to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, within the United Nations agreed framework, and highlighting the importance the EU is attaching to resumption of and progress in the Cyprus settlement talks in further enhancing EU-Türkiye cooperation.
In line with the relevant Council conclusions[4], accession negotiations with Türkiye are at a standstill since 2018, and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing.
- [1] https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/press-statement-president-von-der-leyen-president-turkiye-erdogan-2024-12-17_en
- [2] https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/joint-communication-european-council-state-play-eu-turkiye-political-economic-and-trade-relations-0_en
- [3] https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-16983-2024-INIT/en/pdf
- [4] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/35863/st10555-en18.pdf