The Council of the European Union has published a notice of meeting and provisional agenda scheduling a meeting of Foreign Relations Counsellors for 9 July 2026 at 10:00 in the Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels. The meeting will cover seven agenda items, including restrictive measures on Sudan, Iran (both WMD and human rights), and possibly Ukraine (territorial integrity), as well as updates on EU missions in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA and EUTM RCA) and the EU Space Threat Response Architecture.
The meeting, with a format of 1+2 (delegates plus two advisers), will begin with discussions on Sudan restrictive measures, followed by two separate items on Iran: one related to weapons of mass destruction and another on human rights. A possible item on Ukraine territorial integrity restrictive measures is also listed. The agenda then turns to the EU Advisory Mission (EUAM RCA) and the EU Training Mission (EUTM RCA) in the Central African Republic, with EPF colleagues invited to attend the latter. Finally, the counsellors will address the EU Space Threat Response Architecture, a topic of growing strategic importance for the bloc.
No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in recent months. The meeting is a preparatory session for the Foreign Affairs Council, where counsellors will refine positions ahead of ministerial decisions. The inclusion of space security reflects the EU's increasing focus on protecting its space assets from emerging threats, while the sanctions items indicate ongoing efforts to maintain pressure on Sudan, Iran, and Russia over territorial integrity violations in Ukraine. The missions in the Central African Republic are part of the EU's broader commitment to stability in the region.