The virtual meeting of the Scientific Committee co-chaired by N. Ümit Boyner and Augustin de Romanet held on Thursday 4th of June. The 2020-21 activity programme was presented by Institut du Bosphore President Dr. Bahadır Kaleağası and Director Didem Bora Özler. Following the introductory remarks of Selva Demiralp, Director of the Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum and Laurence Daziano, Economist, Senior lecturer at Sciences Po Paris on post Covid -19 Turkey’s and France’s economic outlooks, Scientific Committee members shared their assessments on Turkey – France – EU relations.

Priorities for Turkey – France – EU relations beyond the pandemic:

• Customs Union 5.0
• Global supply chains nearshoring & regionalization
• E-commerce & Digitalization
• Tourism
• SDGs, smart cities, climate action
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