Why the EU Is Buddying Up to the Arab States

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Since the first summit last year, the EU appears to be collaborating much closer with the Gulf States with various trade agreements and even peace talks on the table. In this video, we’re taking a look at the EU-Gulf State relations and why this collaboration is now increasing.

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EU-Gulf State Relations
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:1989:054:FULL&from=EN
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/gulf-region_en
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/k3wf2ewp/eu-gcc-joint-statement-final-2.pdf
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/njefxmqu/20251006-eu-gcc-joint-statement-final.pdf
https://www.gcc-sg.org/en/MediaCenter/News/Pages/news2025-10-6-11.aspx
https://news.daleel.gov.sa/industry/eu-saudi-arabia-economic-cooperation-expands

EU-UAE Free Trade Agreement Talks
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/gulf-region/eu-united-arab-emirates-agreement_en

French-Saudi UN Conference
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250728-un-two-state-solution-israel-palestinians-france-saudi

Gulf States Human Rights Abuses
https://www.ecdhr.org/assessing-the-efficacy-of-eu-gcc-cooperation-a-critical-analysis/
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/11/saudi-arabia-executions-surge-in-2025
https://upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2022-10/IHRC__UPR41_BHR_E_Main.pdf
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/11/eu-human-rights-should-be-priority-gcc-summit
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/18/middle-east-and-north-africa-end-curbs-womens-mobility

Analysis
https://ecfr.eu/article/summit-of-ambition-how-european-and-gulf-states-can-build-a-newly-strategic-relationship/
https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/briefs/calibrated-engagement-evolving-relations-between-eu-and-gulf-region
https://www.agda.ac.ae/docs/default-source/2025/leila-maria-faddoul_agda-insight_final-draft.pdf?sfvrsn=e4a1633b_1

00:00 – Introduction
00:59 – Context
04:35 – Why the EU-Gulf Cooperation is Increasing
07:20 – Sponsored Content

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