24.04.2016 İstanbul
Turkey-EU High Level Economy Dialogue Private Sector Business Supper was hosted by TOBB President and EUROCHAMBRES Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at the İstanbul Hilton.
Attending the meeting in addition to Hisarcıklıoğlu were Prime Minister
Deputy Mehmet Şimşek, Economy Minister Mustafa Elitaş, Customs and Commerce
Minister Bülent Tüfenkci, EU Minister Volkan Bozkır, EU Turkey Delegation Chair
Hansjörg Haber, European Commission Vice Chair Jyrki Katainen, European Commission
Member for European Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Johannes
Hahn, European Commission Member for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fishing
Karmenu Vella, European Commission Member for Research and Innovation Wolfgang
Burtscher, EUROCHAMBRES CEO Arnaldo
Abruzzini, BUSINESSEUROPE CEO Markus J.Beyrer, BUSINESSEUROPE International
Relations Director Luisa Santos, EU private sector representatives, civil
society organizations’ representatives, chamber/exchange and sector council
representatives.
During his opening speech at the business supper, TOBB President and
EUROCHAMBRES Vice President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized the need for
true integration for joining the EU and stated that the business world is a
main factor in economic integration.
Providing information regarding the history of relations with the EU,
Hisarcıklıoğlu expressed need for more dialogue and work forces.