🗳️ Last Thursday, the European Parliament approved the EU–Singapore Digital Trade Agreement, rejecting a motion to refer it to the Court of Justice for a legality check.

Under the banner of “free trade,” this binding deal prioritises business over privacy, accountability, and democratic control of digital systems.
What’s at stake isn’t just one agreement with Singapore: embedding weak safeguards in trade law now could lock in lower standards for years to come.

More ➡️ edri.org/our-work/eu-adopts-di

A handshake with a photo of the European Parliament plenary in the background
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