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Second EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit (Saudi Arabia)

24 October 2026 (date announced) · summit · confidence: confirmed · status: scheduled · impact 3/5 · EU relevance 4/5

Why it matters

EU and Gulf leaders meet for only the second time, after the first summit in October 2024. The EU is the Gulf states’ second-largest trade partner (€165.6 billion in goods in 2025) and fuels make up over 75% of what it imports from them, so energy supply sits next to trade, investment and the Middle East conflict on the table.

What to watch

• Any step towards an EU-GCC free trade agreement, or bilateral deals with individual Gulf states instead.
• Energy commitments: LNG supply, hydrogen and investment.
• A joint line on the Middle East, and how far it goes.

Sources

• Council: EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit, 24 October 2026
• Council press release: Second EU-GCC Summit to take place on 24 October in Saudi Arabia (4 September 2026)

Themes: Trade, Security, Economy, Politics · Regions: EU, Middle East · Actors: António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen, EU heads of state or government, Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar

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