MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Unfair trade practices of Türkiye at the expense of Cyprus and the EU single market – E-000068/2025(ASW)

The United Kingdom-Türkiye free trade agreement came into effect on 1 January 2021, coinciding with the day of Brexit.

The consecutive conclusions of the Council[1] and the European Council emphasised the EU’s readiness to engage with Türkiye in areas of common interest in a phased, proportionate and reversible manner and recalled the need to address difficulties in the implementation of the Customs Union, including ensuring its effective application to all Member States .

The Commission reiterates the imperative to apply the Customs Union to Cyprus in all the high-level meetings with Türkiye. Most recently the issue was discussed at the EU-Türkiye Customs Union Joint Committee on 4 December 2024.

• [1] See for most recent conclusions: Council conclusions on Enlargement as approved by the Council on 17 December 2024, recitals 98 and 99.