Consultation: Open Public Consultation on the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of FTA negotiations between the EU and the GCC countries

European Commission · 2026-06-16 · EU · verified record

Details - Status - Open - Opening date - Deadline - Department - Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security - Country or region - Gulf region - Trade topics - Trade policy Target audience All interested stakeholders. You may submit your input by replying to the questionnaire: - EU Survey (questionnaire) addressed to business stakeholders and other interested parties. Why we are consulting The European Commission has been authorised by the Council to negotiate trade agreements with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). Future cooperation with the GCC countries could take the form of either a regional Free Trade Agreement (FTA), bilateral FTAs and bilateral Strategic Partnership Agreements (SPAs) with each GCC state that can encompass trade, investment, and related regulatory cooperation. A bilateral free trade agreement negotiation with the United Arab Emirates is underway. These efforts are supported by a Sustainability Impact Assessment, to analyse the potential economic, social, human rights, and environmental impacts of EU trade agreements under negotiation. To this end, all interested citizens, organisations, and public authorities, irrespective of their geographic location, are invited to participate in this survey.…