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.
A DAG-to-DAG is a joint civil society body between the partner countries of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), bringing together the separate DAGs of each party. This is the 2nd joint meeting of the EU and Singapore DAGs under the EU-Singapore FTA.
In this 2nd DAG-to-DAG meeting, besides discussing issues related to the implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter of the FTA and following up on previous meetings and planning activities ahead, the members will welcome both Ms Iwona Piórko, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Singapore as well as Mr Thaddaeus Hoo, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg & Mission to the European Union, for a timely overview of the EU-Singapore relations, with particular emphasis on trade.
This meeting will take place ahead of a possible joint meeting with the Singaporeans counterparts that might be organised by the end of this year. It will also give the EU DAG the opportunity to receive an update from DG Trade on the implementation of the TSD chapter as well as an overview of the current trade relations between the EU and Singapore.
