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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13799
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NEWS BRIEFS / Digital

EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement enters into force

02/02/2026 (Agence Europe) – Signed last May and officially approved by the European Parliament in November, the Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) between the EU and Singapore came into force on Sunday 1 February. This agreement, the first of its kind, complements the Free Trade Agreement in place since 2019. It should further link the two economies, half of whose total trade in services, worth €43 billion, was conducted digitally in 2022. The agreement should reduce administrative...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: European leaders invited on 12 February to consider “rules that allow for European preference in some strategic areas”
COMPETITIVENESS/INDUSTRY: critical materials - initial compromise in EU Council clarifies European Commission’s powers to address companies’ vulnerabilities
COMPETITIVENESS/INDUSTRY: EU critical raw materials strategy - few projects likely to succeed by 2030, say European auditors
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: European ministers to debate climate and water resilience strategy on 6 February
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs call for an end to cetacean hunting in Faroe Islands
ENERGY: application of ‘REPowerEU’ Regulation - “All Member States must comply with European legislation”, insists Dan Jørgensen
ENERGY: CREA warns against lagging investment in clean energy in EU and dependence on US fuels
TRANSPORT/ENERGY: EESC recommends increased funding for ‘Connecting Europe Facility’
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: latest War Watch report highlights “rampant impunity” for war crimes, Hadja Lahbib issues a “call to action” from EU
MIDDLE EAST: Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt partially reopened in both directions, almost two years after it was closed
MIDDLE EAST: more than 400 former EU ambassadors and Member State ministers urge European leaders not to sit on ‘Board of Peace’
INSTITUTIONAL
EU INSTITUTIONS: strike warning from trade unions against reform of EU delegation network
FUTURE OF THE EU: economic competitiveness and security form European People’s Party’s top priorities for 2026
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: according to European Commission, non-discrimination law is applied unevenly in Member States
GENDER EQUALITY: ‘Parity Now!’ - European Women’s Lobby launches campaign to institutionalise parity in all spheres of decision-making
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GEORGIA: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights warns of threats to civil society in Georgia
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: Eucolait regrets imposition of definitive customs duties by China on certain EU dairy products
ECONOMY: euro area enterprises report tighter financing conditions in fourth quarter of 2025
ETHIOPIA: EU fears renewed instability in Tigray region
ENERGY: regulation on move away from Russian gas published in Official Journal of EU, Hungary refers matter to EU Court of Justice
ENERGY: ACER unveils how it will conduct cross-border investigations into suspected European energy market abuse
ITALY: ‘Italian System’ to unveil its strategic priorities for EU on 4 February in Brussels
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office announces a new wave of arrests and searches in ‘Nimmersatt’ investigation in Lithuania
DIGITAL: EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement enters into force
SYRIA: EU calls for implementation of agreement between Syrian transitional authorities and Syrian Democratic Forces
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on rules for noise-related flight restrictions at airports