Date: 2026-01-20Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2026/125 of 8 December 2025 on the conclusion of the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore
**Executive Summary**
Council Decision (EU) 2026/125, dated 8 December 2025, approves the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore on behalf of the Union. The Agreement was signed on 7 May 2025 and this decision enters into force on the date of its adoption. The entry into force date of the agreement will be published later.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Approval of the Agreement:**
* The Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore is officially approved.
* **Entry into Force:**
* This Decision enters into force on 8 December 2025.
* The date of entry into force of the Agreement itself will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**European Union**
* **Impact:** The EU is now a party to the Digital Trade Agreement with Singapore, which is expected to have various economic and trade implications.
* **Action Required:** The General Secretariat of the Council will publish the agreement's entry into force date in the Official Journal.
**Republic of Singapore**
* **Impact:** Singapore is now a party to the Digital Trade Agreement with the EU, which is expected to have various economic and trade implications.
* **Action Required:** No action is explicitly required according to this document.
**Stakeholders in Digital Trade between EU and Singapore**
* **Impact:** Businesses, consumers, and other stakeholders involved in digital trade between the EU and Singapore will be affected by the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
* **Action Required:** These stakeholders should familiarize themselves with the details of the Agreement once it is in force, as the agreement will have various effects.
Key Entities Referenced
Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: A trade agreement between the European Union and Singapore concerning digital trade.
Council Decision (EU) 2026/125: The EU Council decision formally concluding the Agreement on Digital Trade between the EU and Singapore.
Council Decision (EU) 2025/798: EU Council decision on the signing of the Agreement on Digital Trade between the EU and Singapore.
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725: EU regulation on the protection of personal data by EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
European Data Protection Supervisor: Consulted regarding the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/125 20.1.2026
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2026/125
of 8 December 2025
on the conclusion of the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic
of Singapore
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph,
in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2025/798(1) the Agreement on Digital Trade between the European
Union and the Republic of Singapore (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 7 May 2025, subject to its conclusion at a later
date.
(2) The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the European Union.
(3) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU)
2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) and delivered an opinion on 21 March 2025,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore(3) is hereby approved on
behalf of the Union.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption(4).
Done at Brussels, 8 December 2025.
For the Council
The President
R. STOKLUND
(1) Council Decision (EU) 2025/798 of 14 April 2025 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement on Digital Trade
between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (OJ L, 2025/798, 25.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/
798/oj).
(2) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural
persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free
movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39,
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).
(3) OJ L, 2026/126, 20.1.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2026/126/oj.
(4) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat
of the Council.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/125/oj 1/1