My message yesterday in Bratislava was clear: civil society is a strong part of the EU's partnership offer abroad. I spoke about it at the Ambrela Development Forum, where I also sat down with NGOs to discuss how we can work better together through Global Gateway. https://t.co/QaJy4oYR5j#EUPartnership#CivilSociety#GlobalGateway#SK#EU
Europe remains the world's largest provider of development assistance: Team Europe provided 48% of global ODA in 2025.
But public funding alone is never enough. Since 2021, Global Gateway has mobilised €306.8bn, passing its €300bn target ahead of schedule. https://t.co/RGgdeSDY5S#DevelopmentAssistance#GlobalGateway#TeamEurope#EU
There we announced new Global Gateway investments. Two of them stand out.
➡️ RISED, a €203 million Team Europe programme: the electricity grid, 2,500 km of fibre and the Ashegoda wind farm.
➡️ €64 million to help coffee farmers keep more value of the final product in the https://t.co/It0t1WPYVf#GlobalGateway#TeamEurope#SustainableInvestments#ET#DE#EU
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Jozef Síkela
@JozefSikela · 20.8.2026
Ethiopia has an economy growing more than 6% a year, and a population of 128 million, two thirds of them under 30.
The potential of our cooperation under Global Gateway is clear. Turning it into more investment needs strong rule of law and stability in the region. https://t.co/XlwFwLDKmN#Ethiopia#GlobalGateway#Investment#ET
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Jozef Síkela
@JozefSikela · 10.8.2026
And we deliver. Through Global Gateway, €1.3 billion we invest into agriculture, energy, digital and transport in Senegal. The €72 million FIT! initiative is training 25,000 young Senegalese.
And we handed over 17 boats to the Gendarmerie and Police for better protection of https://t.co/Ch95OVTR1u#GlobalGateway#Senegal#Investment#SN
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Jozef Síkela
@JozefSikela · 4.8.2026
Meet Shamyra Moodley, whose success shows how investments through Global Gateway can change everyday lives.
Shamyra used to work as an accountant. She now runs a studio in Cape Town turning discarded saris and denim into fashion that has reached Galeries Lafayette in Paris. https://t.co/MQyR4ztWwW#GlobalGateway#SustainableFashion#Empowerment#ZA#FR
Topics like security, defence, preparedness, trade and economic security were the agenda with our Irish counterparts. Global Gateway is where this comes together: with investments in our strategic priorities.
Looking forward to working with the Irish presidency to turn these https://t.co/t0LMgOF7MS#Security#EconomicSecurity#GlobalGateway#IE
A stronger digital bridge between Europe and Brazil. That is the EllaLink digital corridor, the main announcement of my mission.
It is a new €260.8 million Global Gateway investment, with partner banks @AFD_France and @the_IDB, delivering a high-capacity fibre-optic connection. #DigitalBridge#EllaLink#GlobalGateway#EU#BR#FR#IDB
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Jozef Síkela
@JozefSikela · 22.6.2026
My mission to Brazil is also about the momentum behind the EU-Mercosur agreement. It creates a free-trade area of around 700 million people and opens new opportunities.
That is where Global Gateway comes in. Investments, based on shared priorities, with benefits for both sides. https://t.co/EcbjCAQ0M1#EUMercosur#FreeTrade#GlobalGateway#BR#EU#UY#AR#PY
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Jozef Síkela
@JozefSikela · 10.6.2026
Railways are one of Europe’s greatest industrial strengths and an important part of our geopolitical offer.
Today, together with UNIFE, I met the leaders of Europe’s rail industry to explain that Global Gateway is here to back them in the fast-growing markets where the future https://t.co/9WW6UDIAyy#Railways#GlobalGateway#Europe#EU
The Northern Corridor is the busiest trade route in East Africa. With Global Gateway, we are making it faster, more sustainable and more affordable.
Today, during President William Ruto’s visit to Brussels, we announced a new €17 million investment along the corridor. https://t.co/akrwd01DP6#NorthernCorridor#EastAfricaTrade#GlobalGateway#KE#BE
At the @iiea I gave a keynote speech on why Europe needs Global Gateway in a more contested world.
Through it, we have mobilised €306 billion for sustainable development worldwide. From clean energy to digital infrastructure to stronger global health, this is how Europe https://t.co/A4PL3hLDps#GlobalGateway#SustainableDevelopment#EuropeanUnion#EU
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Jozef Síkela
@JozefSikela · 1.6.2026
Dřív jsme od zástupců české vlády slýchali, že Global Gateway je bezvýznamná. Věřím, že nyní už dobře vědí, jak to doopravdy je. Obzvlášť když právě především díky ní získala česká Škoda „zakázku dvacetiletí” v Uzbekistánu.
Celou řeč si můžete přečíst zde. https://t.co/wPARBntkbY#GlobalGateway#Škoda#Uzbekistán#CZ#UZ