The Council of the European Union has published a notice of meeting and provisional agenda scheduling a meeting of the Working Party on Eastern Europe and Central Asia for 9 July 2026 at 10:00 in Brussels. The meeting will take place at the Justus Lipsius Building and will cover Central Asia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine (EU-R), along with any other business.
The working party, which brings together member state representatives, is expected to discuss policy developments and EU engagement in these regions. The agenda includes four substantive items: Central Asia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine (EU-R), with the latter likely focusing on EU-Russia relations in the context of Ukraine. The meeting is a routine preparatory body for the Council's foreign affairs configuration, and no decisions are expected to be taken at this level.
No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in the available record. The meeting follows the EU's ongoing engagement with Eastern Partnership countries and Central Asian states, including recent high-level visits and sanctions discussions. The working party's discussions will feed into broader Council deliberations on EU foreign policy towards these regions.