Trade minister presses Brussels on customs union update and EV rules

Trade minister Ömer Bolat told Brussels this week that Türkiye and the EU have made progress on e-commerce, procurement and agriculture within a customs union update that the EU Council still has not authorised for full negotiation. He also pushed back on the EU's planned Industrial Accelerator Act, which Ankara says would restrict Turkish automotive and EV investment, and announced the removal of a barrier tied to Türkiye's TAREKS import-control system. Bilateral trade reached $233 billion in 2025.

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