EU and Singapore open negotiations on digital trade agreement – The Straits Times

July 21, 2023

Tay Hong Yi

20 Jul 2023

SINGAPORE – The European Union (EU) and Singapore opened negotiations on a digital trade agreement on Thursday.

The agreement will have legally binding rules and provisions that give certainty to end-to-end trade, facilitate trusted data flows and promote a connected and secure digital environment, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said.

Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong and EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in a joint statement that the talks aim to bring the economic partnership underpinned by the 2019 EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement into the digital domain.

Read more here: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/eu-and-singapore-open-negotiations-on-digital-trade-agreement

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