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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13621
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NEWS BRIEFS / Digital

EU Council gives green light to signature of digital trade agreement with Singapore

14/04/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 14 April, the EU Council approved the signing of the digital trade agreement (DTA) with Singapore, a few months after it was presented by the European Commission (see EUROPE B13573A26). This agreement, which is the first of its kind, complements the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, which came into force in 2019. It should further connect the two economies, notably by reducing administrative burdens and increasing predictability and legal...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
PALESTINE: EU announces €1.6 billion multiannual programme for Palestinian Authority
HUMANITARIAN AID: “aid should not be politicised”, insists Kaja Kallas in face of Israeli blockade of Gaza
IRAN: EU adopts sanctions against seven individuals and two entities responsible for human rights violations
ALBANIA: Tirana opens its third group of acquis chapters and moves a step closer to EU membership
WESTERN BALKANS: EU advise leaders of Member States and Balkan countries against travelling to Moscow for 9 May celebrations
AFRICA: EU countries call for stronger European commitment
UNITED STATES: negotiations to avoid tariffs on both sides of Atlantic continue in Washington
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: two-thirds of Kaja Kallas ammunition initiative secured
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Member State Ministers invited to discuss AI, equality at work and integration of migrants into labour market
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European Commission not adopting position on inclusion of international carbon credits to achieve 2040 target
ENERGY: compromise negotiated at European Parliament calls for “gradual return to market mechanisms” for gas storage
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council adapts its position on control of exports of military technology and equipment
HEALTH: EU to negotiate agreements with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein on health emergency measures
REGIONS: ECR MEPs call for greater EU commitment to Three Seas region
DIGITAL: X suspected in Ireland of breaching GDPR by using Europeans’ personal data for its artificial intelligence model
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: EU countries explore new ways to finance defence sector
TAXATION: OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework recognises need to continue discussions on minimum taxation of businesses
TAXATION: EU Council adopts revised directive on administrative cooperation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COURT OF JUSTICE: 2024 was marked by internal reform of EU institution
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: at Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Alain Berset promotes Council of Europe’s role and speaks about current events in Turkey
RUSSIA: European Court of Human Rights questions Russian government on two important cases
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council formally adopts EU/Canada agreement on transfer of air passenger data
AFGHANISTAN: EU calls on Taliban to pursue a policy aimed at abolishing capital punishment
BUDGET: MEPs on European Parliament Committee on Budgets to exchange views with European Court of Auditors on difficult start of ‘plastic tax’
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: second meeting of ‘Security College’ on 16 April
ECONOMY: final green light for fourth EU macrofinancial assistance package to Jordan
ENERGY: artificial intelligence will massively boost electricity demand from data centres, according to IEA
DIGITAL: EU Council gives green light to signature of digital trade agreement with Singapore
MAURITIUS: Port Louis and EU hold first ‘Partnership Dialogue’ under Samoa Agreement
BETTER REGULATION: EU Council adopts ‘Stop the clock’ directive postponing application of CSDDD and CSRD