On 14 July 2019, the new European Union Delegation in Kuwait was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah alongside the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
The new Delegation will be the third Embassy in the Gulf after Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, and for the moment, it will also be responsible for the EU relations with Qatar.