| 1 January 2007 | Germany took over the EU Presidency. Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU. |
| 9 January 2007 | European Court of Human Rights in its judgement in the Fener Rum Erkek Lisesi Vakfı (Fener Boys High School Foundation) v. Turkey case, decided that the legislation on the acquisition of property by minority foundations violated Article 1 of Protocol No 1 (peaceful enjoyment of possessions) and recommended either return of the property or financial compensation for the complainant. |
| 16 January 2007 | Hans-Gert Poettering was elected the new president of the European Parliament receiving 450 of the 689 eligible votes in the General Assembly of the EP. |
| 18 January 2007 | COREPER reached an agreement to send an invitation letter calling on Turkey to prepare its negotiation position on "Statistics" chapter. COREPER also decided to send a letter in order to notify Turkey that the preparation of an action plan laying out the steps to be taken for the adoption of the EU and ILO standards on the right to strike, lock out and collective agreement was set as an opening benchmark in the "Social Policy and Employment" chapter. European Court of Justice ruled that PKK can appeal the decision 2002 decision of the Council of the European Union to include the PKK on its list of terrorist organizations. |
| 6 February 2007 | It was announced that Turkey wold receive 150 million Euro in grants in the period 2007-2009 under the Rural Development component of the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPARD). |
| 13 February 2007 | The report on "The role of women in Turkey in social, economic and political activities" prepared by the Dutch MEP of Turkish origin Emine Bozkurt (PSE) was adopted in the General Assembly of the European Parliament. |
| 14 February 2007 | COREPER reached an agreement to send an invitation letter calling on Turkey to prepare its negotiation position on the "Financial Control" chapter. |
| 16 February 2007 | Council of Ministers ratified the "Financing Agreement" annexed to the 2005 Programme of the Pre-Accession Financial Aid signed between the European Commission and Turkey. |
| 28 February 2007 | The German EU Presidency presented to the Northern Cyprus Ad Hoc Group the procedure to be followed in the application of the regulation on direct trade with Northern Cyprus. |
| 1 March 2007 | Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education in the European Region entered into force in Turkey. Turkey-EU Joint Consultative Committee, bringing together representatives of the civil society organizations from Turkey and the EU, held its 22nd meeting in Brussels. (1-2 March)
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| 8 March 2007 | European Council Spring Summit was held to discuss Lisbon Strategy, energy, and fighting against climate change. (8-9 March)
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| 15 March 2007 | Report on Northern Cyprus which had been prepared by EP High-Level Contact Group was adopted by the EP Conference of Presidents. |
| 22 March 2007 | Turkey-EU Association Committee held its 115th meeting to discuss certain issues arising from Turkey's accession process and customs union. |
| 29 March 2007 | Negotiations opened in "Enterprise and Industrial Policy" chapter. |
| 9 April 2007 | Revised European Social Charter entered into force following its adoption by the Council of Ministers. The reservations regarding certain articles were not lifted. |
| 13 April 2007 | Turkey submitted its negotiation position on Financial Control chapter to the Intergovernmental Conference on Turkey's Accession to the EU. |
| 17 April 2007 | Turkey's Programme for Alignment with the EU Acquis was made public. The 412 pages long Programme lists the legislative changes to be made in the period 2007-2013 for alignment with the EU acquis. |
| 24 April 2007 | The report on the Consequences of Future Enlargements on the Effectiveness of Cohesion Policy drafted by MEP Markus Pieper (EPP-ED, DE) was endorsed by the European Parliament. The report assesses the likely consequences of the EU accession of Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia and the Western Balkan states (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, including Kosovo). |
| 7 May 2007 | MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP-ED, NL) was appointed as the new rapporteur on Turkey in the European Parliament. |
| 11 May 2007 | The Memorandum of Understanding concerning the participation of Turkey to Culture 2007 Programme (2007-2013) was signed between Turkey and the European Commission. |
| 30 Mayıs 2007 | The Memorandum of Understanding concerning the participation of Turkey to Lifelong Learning and Youth Programmes (2007-2013) was signed between Turkey and the European Commission. |
| 1 June 2007 | The Memorandum of Understanding concerning the participation of Turkey to 7th Framework Programme (2007-2013) was signed between Turkey and the European Commission. |
| 4 June 2007 | Turkey-EU Troika meeting was held in Ankara. Developments in Northern Iraq, Cyprus and reform process formed the agenda. |
| 20 June 2007 | The European Commission agreed on providing the EU candidate and potential candidate countries with 3.961 million euro in financial aid in the period between 2007-2009. |
| 21 June 2007 | The European Council Summit was held. (21-22 June)
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| 26 June 2007 | During 3rd Intergovernmental Conference between Turkey and the EU, it was agreed on opening negotiations on "Statistics" and "Financial Control" chapters. |
| 29 June 2007 | The Memorandums of Understanding concerning Turkey's participation to 7th Framework and Culture Programmes were published in the Official Journal. |
| 30 June 2007 | The Memorandums of Understanding concerning Turkey's participation to Lifelong Learning and Youth Programmes were published in the Official Journal. |
| 1 July 2007 | Portugal took over the EU Presidency. |
| 18 July 2007 | Ankara received the invitation letter regarding the starting of negotiations on "Consumer and Health Protection" chapter. |
| 18 September 2007 | Turkey-EU Troika meeting was held in Lisbon. |
| 19 September 2007 | Reform Monitoring Group, a body responsible for supervising the reforms in Turkey, held its 11th meeting. |
| 21 September 2007 | European Commission approved the 2007 Annual Monitoring Report on Green Line Regulation. |
| 27 September 2007 | COREPER reached an agreement to send an invitation letter calling on Turkey to prepare its negotiation position on the "Trans European Networks" chapter. |
| 2 October 2007 | Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament endorsed the report on the new distribution of seats in the EP. |
| 15 October 2007 | A visa facilitation and a re-admission agreement were signed between Moldova and EU. Denmark, Ireland and UK opted out from the visa facilitation agreement. |
| 18 October 2007 | The Reform Treaty was agreed on during the Informal EU Summit in Lisbon. |
| 23 October 2007 | The European Commission announced its 2008 work programme. |
| 24 October 2007 | European Parliament Resolution on the EU-Turkey Relations drafted by MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP-ED, NL) was endorsed in the European Parliament. |
| 30 October 2007 | Turkey signed an agreement to participate in the work of European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (EMCDDA) |
| 5 November 2007 | The Foreign Ministers of the the EU-Mediterranean Partnership came together in Lisbon. (5-6 November)
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| 6 November 2007 | The European Commission announced the EU Enlargement Strategy Paper and the Progress Reports on the candidate countries (Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia) and on the potential candidate countries (Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia). |
| 9 November 2007 | Turkey-EU Joint Consultative Committee held its 23rd meeting in Sapanca.(9-10 November)
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| 14 November 2007 | EP President Hans-Gert Poettering announced that the extreme right political group "Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty" was dissolved. |
| 14 November 2007 | Law on Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture came into force. |
| 20 November 2007 | Turkey-EU Troika meeting was held. |
| 28 November 2007 | Customs Union Joint Committee held its 19th meeting. |
| 7 December 2007 | The European Commission approved 2007-2009 pre-accession assistance package in order to assist Croatia, Turkey and Macedonia. |
| 12 December 2007 | EU Charter of Fundamental Rights was signed by the Presidents of the European Commission, Parliament and Council in Strasbourg. |
| 13 December 2007 | Lisbon Treaty was signed. |
| 14 December 2007 | The European Council Summit was held. |
| 18 December 2007 | Hungary ratified the Lisbon Treaty. |
| 19 December 2007 | Negotiations between Turkey and the EU started on "Trans European Networks" and "Consumer and Health Protection" chapters. Turkey's IPARD Programme was approved by the European Commission. |
| 21 December 2007 | The nine countries that became EU members in 2004 (except Cyprus) joined the Schengen area. |
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