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8 Mayıs 2024

IKV SECRETARY GENERAL NAS SPOKE AT ISTANBUL AREL UNIVERSITY EUROPE DAY PANEL

IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas participated as a speaker in the "Türkiye-European Union Relations from Past to Present Erasmus, Health, Culture, Political Life" panel at Istanbul Arel University on 8 May 2024. While the moderator of the panel held at Tepekent Kemal Gözükara Campus was Prof. Uğur Özgöker, the other speaker of the panel was Bülent Akarcalı, former Minister of State of the Republic of Türkiye in the 49th term and Founding Chairman of the Türkiye-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission.

In the panel held after the opening speech of Arel University Rector Prof. A. Ercan Gegez, Assoc. Prof. Nas brought up issues such as updating the Customs Union, visa liberalization process, green deal, and digital agenda, which are among the current issues determining the agenda of Türkiye-EU relations and gave information about IKV's work. Bülent Akarcalı, the other speaker of the panel, shared his personal memories and valuable experiences regarding the development of Türkiye-EU relations as Minister of State and Chairman of the Türkiye-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission. The panel ended with a question-answer session.