The EU Council's Trade Policy Committee (Deputies) is scheduled to meet on 16 July 2026 in Brussels to discuss a broad trade agenda including WTO reform, outcomes of the G20 Trade and Investment Working Group, and multiple bilateral negotiations. The meeting, taking place at the Council's Justus Lipsius Building, will run from 09:30 to 13:00 for deputies and from 14:30 to 18:30 for attachés and experts.
The agenda, published as a notice of meeting on 10 July 2026, covers multilateral issues such as WTO reform and negotiations, as well as the G20 Trade and Investment Working Group meeting held in Washington on 14-15 July 2026. On the bilateral front, the committee will examine the EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership Agreement, the EU-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (including an exchange of initial tariff offers), the EU-South Africa 'Clean Trade and Investment Partnership', EU-Armenia trade relations, and the EU-UAE FTA negotiations (which took place virtually from 6-10 July 2026). A written report will be provided on the EU-GCC Trade and Investment Dialogue held in Brussels on 8 July 2026, which will not be discussed unless requested by the Tuesday preceding the meeting.
Implementation of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) will be reviewed under the implementation section. Any other business may include updates on key dossiers under negotiation. Delegations must register their presence in the Delegates Portal, and requests for additional agenda items must be submitted by 12:00 on 15 July 2026 to polcom@consilium.europa.eu.
The meeting reflects the EU's ongoing efforts to advance its trade agenda across multilateral and bilateral fronts, with implications for EU producers, exporters, and trading partners. No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in the available record.