Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000346/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Barbara Bonte (PfE)
On 17 December 2024, the President of the Commission visited the President of Türkiye. In the course of that visit, according to reports, Ms von der Leyen pledged a further one billion euros to Turkey for aid for Syrian refugees and discussed the issue of the customs union and visa waivers. Improvement of EU-Türkiye relations and cooperation on rebuilding Syria were also, seemingly, on the agenda. During the talks, according to reports, President Erdogan also asked for the matter of ‘bilateral’ tensions regarding Greece and Cyprus not to be raised.
- 1.Did the Commission President raise with the Turkish President Türkiye’s illegal occupation of northern Cyprus since 1974?
- 2.Did the Commission President make it clear to the Turkish President that she had not been given a mandate by the Member States to revive the accession talks?
- 3.What specific concessions did the President of Türkiye make to the President of the Commission?
Submitted: 27.1.2025
Last updated: 5 February 2025