The Council of the European Union's Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI) is scheduled to meet on 14 July 2026 at 15:30 in the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published by the Council General Secretariat. The meeting will focus on a discussion regarding the Philippines and will include planning for the working party's future agenda.
The agenda, circulated under reference COASI, lists four items: adoption of the agenda, a discussion on the Philippines, any other business (AOB), and COASI agenda planning. The meeting is convened by the Council General Secretariat, with contact details provided for the COASI team (coasi@consilium.europa.eu). The format is set as 1+2, indicating the number of delegates per member state.
Council documents related to the meeting are available on the Delegates Portal. The notice is procedural in nature, outlining the logistics and agenda for the working party session. No prior coverage of this specific meeting or related discussions on the Philippines has been identified in recent EU Matrix records.
The Asia-Oceania Working Party is a preparatory body of the Council that deals with relations with countries in the Asia and Oceania regions. This meeting signals continued EU engagement with the Philippines, though the agenda does not specify the topics to be covered under the discussion on the Philippines or any other business items. The meeting's outcomes may inform future Council decisions or statements regarding EU-Philippines relations.