IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS SPOKE AT THE WEBINAR BY THE FOREIGN POLICY INSTITUTE
IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas delivered a presentation on ‘‘Turkey-EU relations after Brexit’’ at the seminar organised by the Foreign Policy Institute on 17 April 2021. In the webinar moderated by the Head of the Foreign Policy Institute Prof. Hüseyin Bağcı, IKV Secretary General Nas approached the special status of the UK in the EU from a historical perspective and analysed the factors leading to Brexit. Talking about the impact of Brexit on the EU, Assoc. Prof. Nas pointed out that with the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the EU lost one of its economically and politically most powerful members. She also pointed out to the fact that the UK was more in favour of flexible integration rather than deepening and that after Brexit, it seems to be more plausible for the EU to move towards more integration on issues France and Germany both agree on. Nas finally touched upon the impact of Brexit on Turkey-EU relations and said that it is important for Turkey to develop multi-dimensional relations with the UK, its second export destination. In the final section of her presentation she answered questions from the participants.