Türkiye and EU set to discuss cooperation in Brussels High-level trade dialogue

The first high-level trade dialogue between Türkiye and the EU will be held in Brussels on Monday, co-chaired by Trade Minister Omer Bolat and European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.

Bolat and Dombrovskis will meet with representatives of the EU and Turkish business communities in a roundtable meeting in the morning, followed by intergovernmental meetings in the afternoon, according to Caliber.Az.

Progress on bilateral trade issues and areas of cooperation, including the green and digital agenda, will be discussed within the framework established at the Trade Working Group meeting held in October 2023.

Discussions aimed at deepening Türkiye-EU trade and economic cooperation are also planned. This high-level trade dialogue was among the recommendations in the joint declaration on the current state of Türkiye-EU political, trade, and economic relations in November 2023, which decided that the first meeting under this mechanism would be held on July 8, 2024.

This dialogue will provide an important platform for addressing Türkiye-EU trade and economic relations at the highest level and for continuing positive work on updating the Customs Union.