The Council of the European Union has scheduled a meeting of the Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party for 16 July 2026 at 09:15 in the Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, in 1+2 format. The meeting will address the situation in the Middle East, with any other business (AOB) also on the agenda.
The working party, which deals with EU relations with countries in the Mashreq and Maghreb regions, will convene diplomats from member states to discuss developments in the Middle East. The meeting is part of the Council's preparatory bodies, where member state representatives coordinate positions ahead of higher-level Council meetings.
No further details on the specific agenda items or expected outcomes have been released. The meeting is closed to the public. Contact for the meeting is mediterranean.middleeast@consilium.europa.eu.