The European Union supports agriculture policy in Türkiye

The closing event of the EU funded project supporting the alignment of Türkiye's agricultural policy to the EU legislation will take place on 14 November 2018 at Point Hotel in Ankara. The event will be attended by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Mr Akif Özkaldı, the Director of the Central Finance and Contracts Unit Mr Selim Uslu, the Director General for EU and Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Directorate General Ms Aylin Çağlayan Özcan, and the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Türkiye, Minister Counsellor Mr. Gabriel Munuera Viñals.

The EU Common Agricultural Policy:

The main aim of the EU Common Agricultural Policy is to support farmers and improve agricultural productivity in order for consumers to have a stable supply of affordable food. To achieve these goals a set of measures called Common Market Organization (CMO) has been established in the EU, in order to regulate the agricultural subsectors.

The project:

The project "Development of a Strategy for Alignment with Common Market Organisation (CMO) Requirements" aims at developing a strategy for gradual adoption of the EU legislation on CMO. Thus, it will contribute to Türkiye's accession by supporting the alignment with the EU legislation in agriculture. The CMO builds on the rules for the common market in goods and services with specific policy tools that help improving the functioning of agricultural markets.

In order to achieve those objectives, existing administrative framework has been assessed, a strategy for the adoption of CMO legislation has been drafted, and several trainings on the principles of the system have taken place along with awareness raising activities among the main stakeholders.

"The project we are closing today will contribute to Türkiye's alignment to the EU Common Agricultural Policy and will facilitate further trade exchanges in agriculture" said the Head of EU Delegation, Ambassador Christian Berger, on this occasion.

The total budget of the project was EUR 962,068; the European Union contribution was EUR 721,551, i.e. 75% of the overall budget.

Date/ Time:    14 November 2018, 10:30

Venue:             Point Hotel/ Ankara

For more information, please contact the EU Delegation:

Nermin Kahraman, Tel: (+90 312) 459 87 00; E-mail: nermin.kahraman@eeas.europa.eu

For press queries:

Miray Akdag, Tel: (+90 312) 4598700; E-mail: miray.akdag@eeas.europa.eu