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Non-legislative procedure

Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore

Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 January 2026 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 6 October 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 9 October 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 13 November 2025
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 20 January 2026
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteur
Svenja HAHN Renew

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0266/2025 13 November 2025 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0187/2025 9 October 2025 ✦ The European Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (INTA) 26 June 2025 ✦ The Committee on International Trade recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement, which sets binding rules on digital trade, including data flows, customs duties, and source code.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 20 January 2026 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 13 November 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 13 November 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0266/2025📄 Report A10-0187/2025
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 515 Against 93 Abstained 33

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 11:55 · 80% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 9 October 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0187/2025
  6. Committee stage
  7. 6 October 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 26 June 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (INTA)
  9. 19 June 2025 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.