22/07/2026
The 15th EU–Singapore Inter-Parliamentary Meeting (IPM) was held today at Parliament House, co-chaired by Mr Deputy Speaker Christopher de Souza for Singapore and Mr Wouter Beke, Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Southeast Asia and ASEAN, for the European Union.
The EU–Singapore IPM is a longstanding bilateral forum that provides an important platform to strengthen parliamentary ties and facilitate dialogue on issues of mutual interest. Singapore and the European Union share a longstanding, substantive and dynamic partnership, underpinned by strong economic and strategic ties, shared interests and a commitment to addressing common challenges through cooperation. The IPM contributes to this broader relationship by fostering mutual understanding, exchanging perspectives and strengthening collaboration between both sides.
During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on a range of issues of mutual interest, including trade and investment, regional peace and security, research and innovation, and artificial intelligence. Mr Beke and his delegation also paid a courtesy call on Mr Speaker Seah Kian Peng, during which they discussed the strong and growing Singapore–EU partnership and broader regional and global developments.
Singapore values its longstanding friendship with the European Union and looks forward to further deepening our collaboration.