The 10th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA), will take place on 28 May 2026 at the EESC.
Building on the successful joint meeting held in December, this meeting will be organised together with the EU DAGs for Japan and Korea. The aim is to foster synergies, exchange best practices, and discuss cross-cutting issues relevant to all three DAGs.
Members of the three DAGs will exchange with the European Commission's DG TRADE on the state of play of the implementation of the respective TSD Chapters under the FTAs. Further discussions will include TSD in the digital economy, including AI governance and new forms of work, the implementation of ILO Conventions in Singapore, Korea and Japan, as well as the follow up of the Commission's Evaluation of the impact of EU's agreements on key environmental aspects, including the climate
During the meeting, the EU DAG will also exchange views on EU-Singapore relations and recent developments in Singapore, including their priorities, with Ambassador Heng Aik Yeow, Head of the Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the European Union.
Building on the successful meeting held in December, which gathered also the EU DAGs for Korea and Singapore, the format of the meeting will be the same this time. The aim is to foster synergies, exchange best practices, and discuss cross-cutting issues relevant to all three DAGs.
The 13th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), and the first meeting of the 2025–2028 term, took place on 16 December 2025 at the EESC.
The 31st meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and the first meeting of the 2025–2028 term, took place on 16 December 2025 at the EESC.
The 9th meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) under the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and the first meeting of the 2025–2028 term, took place on 16 December 2025 at the EESC.
The eighth meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group was held on 5 March 2025.
During the meeting, the EU DAG received an update from the European Commission's DG TRADE on the implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, as well as information on the signature and conclusion of the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement. In addition, DAG members received updates on the EU-Singapore relations from the EU Delegation to Singapore. The main objective of the meeting was to prepare the European side for the upcoming joint meeting with the Singapore DAG.
The seventh meeting of the EU Domestic Advisory Group was held on 11 November 2024. During the meeting, the EU DAG received an update from the European Commission's DG TRADE on the implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, as well as information on the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement. The EU DAG members also exchanged views on EU-Singapore relations and recent developments in Singapore with Ambassador Lim, Head of the Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the European Union. An important feature of the meeting was the presentation on the labour rights situation in Singapore given by the ILO representative. One of the objectives of the meeting was to prepare the European side for the upcoming joint meeting with the Singapore DAG.
La 3e réunion conjointe des groupes consultatifs intern (GCI) dans le cadre de l'accord de libre-échange UE-Singapour a présenté des mises à jour sur les activités des GCI de Singapour et de l'UE depuis la réunion de décembre 2021, ainsi qu'une discussion d'actualité sur les perspectives commerciales UE-Singapour en le paysage géopolitique actuel.
Nous avons eu des discussions thématiques sur l'économie numérique et la durabilité, les travailleurs migrants et les gens de mer, l'huile de palme et la déforestation, et les incitations du Green Deal européen.
En outre, nous avons assisté à une présentation du rapporteur Thomas Wagnsonner sur les points clés de l'avis du CESE sur une proposition de règlement interdisant les produits fabriqués par le travail forcé sur le marché de l'Union.
La dernière partie de l'événement a été consacrée à l'atelier sur l'économie numérique et ses liens avec la durabilité
Le 8 mars 2023, la cinquième réunion du groupe consultatif interne de l'UE s'est tenue dans un format hybride. L'un des objectifs de la réunion était de préparer la partie européenne à la prochaine réunion conjointe avec le DAG de Singapour. Les membres ont suivi une présentation sur le commerce des services entre l'UE et Singapour, donnée par M. Pascal Kerneis, président du DAG de l'UE. En outre, les membres du DAG ont reçu des mises à jour de la DG COMMERCE de la Commission européenne sur les questions horizontales de commerce et d'investissement avec Singapour ainsi que sur la mise en œuvre du chapitre sur le commerce et le développement durable de l'accord de libre-échange UE-Singapour.
