Egemen Bagis on Europe's New Challenges and Turkey
Channel: IIEA
Date: 02/01/2013

About the Speech:

After a six month freeze in its relations with the Council of the EU, Turkey hopes to revive its EU accession process under the Irish Presidency. No new chapter has been opened in the country's accession talks for over two years. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned in November 2012 that if the EU does not proceed with accession negotiations with Turkey, it risks losing forever this geostrategic and economically booming state. At this crucial time in EU-Turkey relations, Minister for EU Affairs, Egemen Bagis, gave a keynote address on the challenges for Europe and Turkey.

About the Speaker:

Egemen Bagis has been Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator with the EU since 2009. He is a Member of Parliament for Istanbul. He previously served as Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Erdogan.