IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu and an IKV delegation composed of IKV Vice-Chairman Prof. Halûk Kabaalioğlu, IKV Secretary-General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas, IKV Brussels Representative Haluk Nuray, IKV Research Director Çisel İleri and IKV Strategy and Business Development Director M. Gökhan Kilit had various meetings in Brussels between 6 and 7 March 2017. First of all, IKV delegation paid a visit to the newly appointed Permanent Representative of Turkey to the EU Ambassador Faruk Kaymakçı. Later, IKV delegation also had exchange of views with key officials from the European Commission such as European Commission Spokesperson Margaritis Schinas and Head of Cabinet of the Commissioner to European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Michael Karnitschnig. At the occasion of the meetings, the latest developments in Turkey-EU relations and the issue of the modernisation of the Customs Union were discussed.