The EU Council's Working Party on the OSCE and the Council of Europe (COSCE) is scheduled to meet on 10 July 2026 at 09:30 in the Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published by the Council. The meeting will cover political developments in the Council of Europe, EU priorities for cooperation with the CoE in 2027-2028, and legal steps related to Ukraine, including the EU's conclusion of the Convention establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine and its accession to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. An update on OSCE developments is also on the agenda.
The agenda includes a briefing by Ambassador Natalie Sabanadze, Director for Political Affairs and External Relations at the Council of Europe, on political developments. Delegates will receive an update on draft Council Conclusions outlining EU priorities for cooperation with the Council of Europe for the 2027-2028 period. The meeting will also address two legal instruments linked to accountability for Russia's aggression against Ukraine: the EU's conclusion of the Convention establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, and the EU's accession to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. These steps would enable the EU to participate in mechanisms designed to process claims and prosecute the crime of aggression.
Member states are required to register up to two delegates per delegation by 6 July 2026 via email to cosce@consilium.europa.eu. Day badges for access to the Justus Lipsius building are to be arranged according to Council document 14387/1/12 REV 1. The meeting is a preparatory body for the Council of the EU, and its discussions will feed into formal Council decisions on the Ukraine-related conventions and the EU-CoE priority setting.
The meeting reflects the EU's ongoing engagement with the Council of Europe on rule of law and accountability for the war in Ukraine. The International Claims Commission for Ukraine, established under the Council of Europe, is intended to handle compensation claims for damages caused by Russia's aggression. The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, also under the CoE framework, aims to prosecute the crime of aggression. EU accession to the tribunal's privileges and immunities agreement would facilitate the EU's participation in its work.
No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in the available record. The meeting is scheduled to take place on 10 July 2026, and the notice was published by the Council on 29 June 2026.