IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas attended the Turkey-EU Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) meeting held in İzmir on 22-23 November 2021 and gave a presentation on the modernisation of the Turkey-EU Customs Union. Delivering a presentation in the session on the Modernisation of the Customs Union, IKV Secretary General stated that modernisation of the Customs Union has become even more urgent. Assoc. Prof. Nas emphasized that the transformations in the world economy and geopolitical uncertainties made it even more critical for Turkey and the EU to work together. The other speakers in the session moderated by Turkey-EU JCC Co-Chair Peter Clever were Aegean Region Chamber of Industry President Ender Yorgancılar, KAGIDER President Emine Erdem and Deputy Director General for International Agreements and EU at the Ministry of Trade Bahar Güçlü.