THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS

(Last Update: 6 November 2013)

Current Situation in Chapters That Are Not Opened

Opened and Provisionally Closed Chapters Chapters for Which Turkey Screening Reports Approved at the Draft Screening Reports are to be
(1 Chapter) Has Presented It’s Council of the European Union Approved at the Council of the
Negotiation Position with Benchmarks European Union
Document to the
Commission (2 Chapters) (8 Chapters) (9 Chapters)
25. Science and Research
(Presidency: Austria - June12, 2006) 17. Economic and Monetary 1. Free Movement of Goods 2. Freedom of Movement of Workers
Opened Chapters Policy (Additional Protocol)
(13 Chapters) (NPD: March 9, 2007) 13. Fisheries
20. Enterprise and Industrial Policy 3. Right of Establishment and (Additional Protocol)
26. Education and Culture Freedom to Provide Services
(Presidency: Germany – March 29, 2007) (Additional Protocol)
18. Statistics (NPD: May 25, 2006) 14. Transport Policy
(Presidency: Germany – June 26, 2007) (Additional Protocol)
5. Public Procurement
32. Financial Control
(Presidency: Germany- June 26, 2007) 15. Energy
8. Competition Policy
21. Trans- European Networks
(Presidency: Portugal-December 19, 2007) 23. Judiciary and Fundamental
9. Financial Services Rights
28. Consumer and Health Protection
(Additional Protocol)
( Presidency: Portugal - December 19, 2007)
6. Company Law 24. Justice, Freedom and Security
11. Agriculture and Rural
(Presidency: Slovenia - June 17, 2008) Development
7. Intellectual Property Law 30. External Relations
(Additional Protocol)
(Presidency: Slovenia - June 17, 2008) (Additional Protocol)
4. Free Movement of Capital 19. Social Policy and Employment
(Presidency: France - December 19, 2008) 31. Foreign, Security and Defense
Policy
10. Information Society and Media 29. Customs Union (Commission has not prepared it’s
(Presidency: France - December 19, 2008) (Additional Protocol) Report)
16. Taxation
(Presidency: Czech Republic - June 30, 2009) 33. Financial and Budgetary
27. Environment Provisions
(Presidency: Sweden-December 21, 2009)
12. Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy
(Presidency: Spain - June 30, 2010)
22. Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments
(Presidency: Lithuania – November 5, 2013)
Not: In accordance with the decision taken by the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council on 11 December, 2006, Additional Protocol issue is an opening criterion for the above-
mentioned 8 underlined chapters and a closing criterion for all the rest above-mentioned chapters.
Directorate for Accession Policy