The EU Council's Working Party on Atomic Questions is scheduled to meet on 15 July 2026 at 10:45 in the Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels, for a morning-only session. The meeting will cover the Presidency's work programme for July to December 2026, the Commission's work programme for the same period, an update on the nuclear safety situation in Ukraine, and the European Space Agency's (ESA) Annual Report for 2025.
The agenda includes a presentation by the Presidency on its atomic work programme for the second half of 2026, followed by a presentation from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy (ENER) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) on their respective work programmes. The Commission will also provide an update on the nuclear safety situation in Ukraine, a topic that has been a recurring concern since the Russian invasion in 2022. Under Any Other Business, the JRC will give feedback on the Research Atomic Working Party's visit to JRC Karlsruhe, and the Commission will introduce the upcoming IAEA General Conference.
This meeting is a routine gathering of the Working Party, which prepares technical discussions on atomic energy matters for the Council. No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in the available record. The session is expected to be procedural, with no decisions expected to be taken at this stage. The outcomes will inform future Council discussions on nuclear safety, research, and international cooperation.