The EU Council's Working Party on Maritime Issues is scheduled to meet on 13 July 2026 at 14:30 in Brussels to discuss integrated maritime policy, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published on 7 July 2026. The agenda includes an exchange of views on the UNOC4 Modalities Resolution, a Commission debrief on the 11th Our Ocean Conference held in Kenya from 16-18 June, and presentations on the OceanEye ocean observation initiative and the Strategy for resilient, prosperous and liveable coastal communities. The Commission will also provide information on stakeholders' consultations for the European Ocean Act, and the Presidency will debrief on the Ocean Act Conference held on 7-8 July in Wexford.
The meeting will cover four key maritime files. On UNOC4, delegates will exchange views on the modalities resolution (document WK 10168/26 to be issued). The Commission will debrief on the 11th Our Ocean Conference, which took place in Kenya from 16-18 June 2026. Two Commission presentations are scheduled: one on OceanEye, an EU ocean observation initiative (document 10226/26), and another on the Strategy for resilient, prosperous and liveable coastal communities (document 10456/1/26 REV 1). The Commission will also update on stakeholder consultations for the European Ocean Act, a forthcoming legislative proposal. Finally, the Presidency will debrief on the Ocean Act Conference held on 7-8 July in Wexford.
No prior coverage of these specific meetings or initiatives exists in the available record. The meeting is a routine working party session, with no decisions expected; it serves as a forum for member state delegates to receive updates and exchange views ahead of further policy development. The European Ocean Act and coastal communities strategy are expected to have implications for coastal regions, fisheries, and maritime industries, though concrete impacts will depend on the final legislative texts.