EU PROCESS IS THE LOCOMOTIVE OF TURKEY’S FOREIGN POLICY
31/07/2010
Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis periodically writes articles to newspapers and his last article was published for “Misafir Kalem” column in Turkiye daily newspaper on July 20, 2010 and there, Bagis made assessments regarding the EU membership process and commented on the issues on the agenda.
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THE 51st ANNIVERSARY OF TURKEY’S APPLICATION FOR ASSOCIATION WITH THE EEC
31/07/2010
Publishing a written message regarding the 51st anniversary of Turkey’s application for association with the European Economic Community (EEC), Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said that application was one of the largest modernization acts of Turkey and indicated that 31 June 1959 was the realization of the objective, determined by Ataturk, to reach the levels of contemporary civilizations.
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CIVILIAN CONSTITUTION WILL SPEED UP THE EU PROCESS
30/07/2010
Delivering a speech at the conference held at the Kocaeli Chamber of Industry titled “European Union Negotiations”, Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said Turkey’s EU process is a common concern of everyone and does not belong to any specific political party, profession or geographical region.
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FAREWELL VISIT FROM AMBASSADOR JEFFREY
28/07/2010
U.S. Ambassador to Ankara James Jeffrey paid a farewell visit to Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis in his office at the Secretariat General for EU Affairs.
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“YES” TO THE HISTORICAL OPPORTUNITY
27/07/2010
Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis periodically writes articles to newspapers and his last article was published in Haberturk daily newspaper on July 27, 2010 and there, Bagis touched the Constitutional Amendment Package and Referendum process. In his article Bagis wrote:
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Aiming to serve his country, Bagis continues as a minister to adopt the principles of "Strength in Unity" and "Unity in Tolerance" as the basis of all his endeavors.
He was first elected to Parliament in 2002 as a deputy of Istanbul. He was appointed as Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator on January 2009 and has been working for full membership negotiations of Turkey since then...
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