European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
3rd joint meeting of the Domestic Advisory Groups (DAGs) under the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
DRAFT AGENDA
1. Opening remarks and introductions of participants
- by the Co-chairs Pascal Kerneis and Simon Tay
2. De-briefing of the discussion at the Public Stakeholders' Forum on the basis of the Joint Statement
- by the Co-chairs
3. Report on each DAGs activities since the December 2021 joint meeting
- Update from Singapore DAG
- Update from EU DAG
4. Topical discussion
- EU-Singapore trade and its prospects in the light of global developments and the current geopolitical landscape
- EU-Singapore trade in services, presentation by Pascal Kerneis
5. Thematic issues raised by the subgroups
- Business:
- Digital economy and its connections to sustainability (workshop)
- Workers:
- Update on the situation in Singapore
- Migrant workers and seafarers
- Platform work
- ILO Conventions
- Environmental and other organisations:
- Palm Oil and Deforestation
- CBAM
- European Green Deal incentives
6. Proposal for a Regulation of the EP and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
- Presentation of the keypoints of the EESC opinion, by rapporteur Thomas Wagnsonner
7. Workshop: Digital economy and its connections to Sustainability
- General introduction to the EU-Singapore Digital Partnership by Costas Kapsouropoulos, DG CNECT, European Commission
- Presentation on the Digital Trade Principles by Tjabbe Bos, DG TRADE, European Commission
- Presentation of the report on Digital Economy and Sustainability by Andrew Wilfred, Assistant Director (Sustainability), Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
- Presentation on the Digital Transformation and Sustainability chapter of EuroCham Digital Economy 2022 survey report by Federico Donato, President of the European Chamber of Commerce (Singapore)
- Discussion
8. Closing remarks
- Singapore DAG Chair
- EU DAG Chair