The Council of the European Union's Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI) is scheduled to meet on 22 July 2026 at 09:00 in the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels to discuss the Philippines and planning matters, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published by the Council.
The meeting, which will be held in a 1+2 format, includes the adoption of the agenda, a discussion on the Philippines, any other business (AOB), and COASI agenda planning. The agenda item on the Philippines suggests that the Working Party will address bilateral relations, regional developments, or EU policy towards the country, though no further details are provided in the notice.
The Asia-Oceania Working Party is responsible for preparing Council decisions and monitoring developments in the Asia-Oceania region, covering countries from Japan to New Zealand. This meeting follows the Council's ongoing engagement with the Indo-Pacific region, including the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific adopted in 2021 and subsequent ministerial meetings.
The meeting is expected to involve representatives from EU member states and the European External Action Service (EEAS). No specific outcomes or decisions have been announced in advance. The notice serves as a procedural step to convene the working party, with further details on the discussions likely to emerge after the meeting.
Stakeholders impacted include EU member states' foreign policy officials, the EEAS, and the Philippines as a partner country. The meeting may influence future EU-Philippines cooperation, trade, or development aid, but no concrete measures are anticipated from this routine working party session.