A notice of meeting published by the Council of the European Union schedules a meeting of the Foreign Relations Counsellors for 25 June 2026 at 10:00 in the LEX Building, Brussels, covering 11 agenda items. The meeting will be held in a 2+2 format, indicating restricted participation. The agenda focuses on restrictive measures and EU Peace Facility (EPF) amendments, with several items listed as possible additions.
The agenda includes discussions on cyber restrictive measures, Ukraine (territorial integrity) restrictive measures, and a possible item on the same topic. Russia-related measures are split into two items: human rights restrictive measures and sectoral restrictive measures. Lebanon restrictive measures are also listed for discussion. On the EU Peace Facility, the agenda includes a technical amendment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a discussion on the Philippines. A non-proliferation and disarmament item addresses a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East (ME WMDFZ) in a dynamic regional security environment. Possible items include discussions on EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah, two civilian missions under the Common Security and Defence Policy.
The meeting will be chaired by the Council's Foreign Relations Counsellors, who prepare decisions for the Foreign Affairs Council. The agenda indicates that several items may be adopted without discussion if consensus is reached beforehand. The meeting comes amid ongoing EU efforts to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine, as well as to address cyber threats and instability in the Middle East. The possible items on EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah suggest potential adjustments to EU engagement in the Palestinian territories. No prior coverage of this specific meeting exists in recent records.