European Union: EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement including principles for addressing cybersecurity risks entered into force

On 1 February 2026, the European Union-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) entered into force. The DTA provides that the parties shall endeavour to build the capabilities of their national cybersecurity incident response entities and to share information on cybersecurity incidents and practices. It further provides that the Parties shall endeavour to use and promote risk-based approaches for cybersecurity, relying on standards developed in a consensus-based, transparent, and open manner, for identifying, protecting against, detecting, responding to, and recovering from cybersecurity incidents.