Erdoğan urges EU on customs union
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used a joint press conference in Ankara with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker to call on the European Union to make progress on two long-running issues: modernizing the customs union with Türkiye and advancing visa liberalization talks.
Erdoğan said movement on these files would benefit all sides and framed them as shared interests. His remarks came after talks with Stocker in the Turkish capital on Aug. 10.
Key Events
- Erdoğan held talks in Ankara with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker on Aug. 10.
- At a joint press conference, Erdoğan urged the EU to modernize the customs union with Türkiye.
- Erdoğan also called for progress in visa liberalization talks for Turkish citizens.
- He said EU steps on both issues would be in everyone’s interest.