Ing. Jozef Síkela

With it, we create jobs and local value in partner countries, while opening new economic opportunities for Europe and strengthening stability in our n...

As Europe are by far the largest investor in development cooperation. Almost half of all Official Development Assistance last year came from the EU an...

That is something to be proud of. But the more important question is whether our investments deliver the results we want. For our partners, and for us...

Hello from Paris! 🇫🇷 I am here to represent the EU at the G7 Development Ministers’ meeting. Here is what what I focus on.

In Strasbourg today. And it was nice to meet with my colleagues from the European Parliament. We focused on Global Gateway and Europe’s external acti...

Čtyřicet let po havárii v Černobylu Rusko svými útoky podkopává úsilí mezinárodního společenství napravit dopady této katastrofy. Zároveň nadále okupu...

Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, Russia’s strikes are undermining decades of international work to contain its consequences. At the same time...

With the Global Green Bond Initiative Fund, our 🇪🇺 Global Gateway investments will become even more impactful and attractive to private capital. That...

This way, we turn Europe’s global leadership in sustainable finance into concrete benefits for our partner countries - more reliable energy access, mo...

The fund will help our partners issue green bonds for the first time and we aim to mobilise up to €20 billion for sustainable projects in low- and mid...

Without power, a hospital cannot provide necessary healthcare. Without internet, young entrepreneurs cannot reach the opportunities elsewhere. Our RI...

In Ethiopia, two thirds of the population are under 30. In rural areas, 40% of people still have no reliable electricity. And only one in five are con...

And with our renewed partnership with Ethiopia, there will be even more investments - both for Ethiopia, and for European businesses ready to invest i...

The results: 4 million people have gained better access to electricity, power outages have been cut in half, and 2,500 kilometres of fibre optic cable...

Then to the National Palace. With President Taye Atske Selassie, we focused on strengthening our partnership and on the stability of Ethiopia and the ...

In Addis Ababa, a full day of meetings and project visits. I started with Prime Minister @AbiyAhmedAli. We discussed our Global Gateway investments i...

And then coffee. The pillar of Ethiopia’s economy, its biggest export, and the livelihood of 15 million people. Europe is the largest buyer. And wit...

From there, to the @AfricaCDC. We invest together, because a health crisis anywhere can become a global emergency fast. Strong global health is a matt...

Two project visits followed. First, the International Labor Organization’s Job Centre in Addis Ababa. It helps Ethiopians returning from Europe and ab...

The goal is to build stronger trade links between growers and buyers, and make sure more of the money stays here. In the Coffee Training Centre in Ad...

Coffee was born in Ethiopia. It is delicious. And Europe is its biggest buyer. 15 million Ethiopians depend on the sector. And with Global Gateway we...

We announced a package of major investments: a Digital Economy Package, new EIB lending operations for farmers and rural households, and the resumptio...

A full day in Addis Ababa. 🇪🇹🇪🇺 This morning, right after landing, I opened the EU-Ethiopia Business Forum. Over 500 participants - European and Ethi...

And I was glad to be joined at the Forum by Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger. Together we confirmed the strength of the Team Europe app...

Ethiopia is Africa’s fifth largest economy, growing above 7% a year, with 135 million people. And it is one of the most strategically important countr...

With African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, we discussed how Global Gateway investments can best drive sustainable growth across A...

As a former banker, I have always believed that the best deals are the ones that deliver for both sides. That is what Global Gateway is about. And tha...

Over 500 participants are here: European and Ethiopian companies, investors, development banks, and government officials. All here to make deals. Our ...

And it is one of the most strategically important countries on the continent. This morning, we are announcing new investments in the areas that matter...

Good morning from Addis Ababa! 🇪🇹 Today I am opening the EU-Ethiopia Business Forum, let me explain why I am here. Ethiopia is Africa’s fifth larges...

In a world where power is replacing rules, the best answer is strategic investment in strategic partnerships. That is what we do with Global Gateway. ...

European companies bring expertise and gain markets. African manufacturers gain capability and sovereignty. This project strengthens supply chain resi...

In support for Global Health, any void left will be filled. It can be us, it can be our rivals, but it can also be despair and destabilisation. Europe...

The Biovac facility will produce up to 40 million doses a year, covering cholera, polio, meningitis and pneumonia. 340 skilled jobs and 7,000 indirect...

Health security is as important as energy security. Investing in resilient global health systems means investing strategically. Today in Washington, ...

With ministers from the Horn of Africa Initiative, I spoke about what our fair partnerships mean in practice - investing in transport corridors backed...

At a discussion with leaders of European development banks, we focused on making our investments more impactful and strategic for Europe. Together, w...

At the IMF High-Level Dialogue on Capacity Development, I made the case that strong institutions are what convinces the private sector to step in. F...

Washington is the right place to promote Global Gateway as our answer to today’s transactional world. It is about investing in fair strategic partner...

At the Munich Security Conference roundtable, I argued that in a world where economic superiority is increasingly used as a weapon, Europe’s answer is...

These investments cover disaster risk management in the Caribbean, biodiversity protection from New Caledonia to the Indian Ocean, invasive species ma...

One million EU citizens live in territories scattered across the Caribbean, Pacific and Arctic. They are part of the European family and in Aruba, we ...

Our OCTs sit in some of the world’s most strategically important regions, on critical maritime zones, trade routes and reserves of biodiversity. Euro...

Hungarians voted in record numbers and chose decisively. Thank you and welcome back. 🇪🇺

Today my first meetings at the 21st EU–Overseas Countries and Territories Forum in Aruba begin. It comes at a key moment. Europe has 13 territories a...

These territories are located in some of the world’s most geopolitically strategic regions. Our cooperation with them must become more strategic. Thi...

Today, we honour the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Remembrance matters. It is our responsibility to keep the memory alive and s...

The Global Fund has saved 65 million lives since 2002. We cannot afford to let that system weaken. Team Europe’s total contribution to the Global Fund...

Any void left by others will not stay empty. It will be filled - either by partners who build resilience and respect sovereignty, or by others on very...

🔵 €700M pledge to the Global Fund to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria - with €185M confirmed for this year 🔵 €46.5M with Africa CDC to strengthen O...