The Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 2) of the EU Council will meet on 1 July 2026 at 09:30 in Brussels to prepare upcoming Council meetings and adopt several decisions, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published on 29 June 2026. The meeting will cover General Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Economic and Financial Affairs, and Justice and Home Affairs items, impacting EU member states' representatives and policy coordination.
The agenda includes a presentation of Irish Presidency priorities and an exchange of views on simplification, referencing document 11036/26, as well as a state of play of EU-UK relations. Under Foreign Affairs, Coreper will exchange views on restrictive measures concerning Russia's aggression against Ukraine and Belarus's involvement, advancing sanctions coordination. For Economic and Financial Affairs, the committee will prepare for the 10 July 2026 ECOFIN Council meeting. On Justice and Home Affairs, Coreper will prepare for adoption of the Council position on extending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 (doc 11248/26) via written procedure.
Non-discussion items in the annex include approval of minutes from several Council formations (ECOFIN, FAC, FAC/Defence, FAC/Trade, GAC) from May 2026, approval of third-party attendance at various working parties (Mashreq/Maghreb on 6 July, HWP ERCHT on 7 July, COARM subgroup on 8 July, COTER on 8 July, e-Justice on 8 July, ACP and CODEV-PI during Irish Presidency), adoption of a Council Regulation on EPPO/OLAF access to VAT information (doc 9846/26), adoption of restrictive measures against chemical weapons proliferation, coordination with third countries on Russia-related restrictive measures, appointment of European Prosecutors, and interim use of cryptographic products.
The meeting will prepare the 14 July General Affairs Council and 10 July ECOFIN, while advancing sanctions on Russia and Belarus. No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in the available record.