IKV Chairperson Ayhan Zeytinoğlu participated as a delegate in the sixth European Parliament of Enterprises meeting titled "Entrepreneurial Voices, European Choices" on 14 November 2023.

In his speech at the event organized within the scope of the TOBB delegation, President Zeytinoğlu emphasized the importance of updating the Türkiye-EU Customs Union considering today's conditions. Highlighting especially the trade diversion effects of the Free Trade Agreements signed by the EU on Türkiye, Chairperson Zeytinoğlu stressed the need to start negotiations on updating the Customs Union as soon as possible to solve such problems.

EPE took place in the Plenary Hall of the European Parliament with the participation of over 700 entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs from different countries across Europe became members of the European Parliament for one day, debating and voting on some of the key issues on the EU agenda. This year's agenda were set as energy, skills for the labour market and international trade.