Ing. Jozef Síkela

🇪🇹 A new wind farm in Ethiopia The Assela wind farm in Ethiopia, built under Global Gateway with 🇩🇰 Denmark, is a flagship clean energy project that ...

🔌 The Tanzania–Zambia electricity interconnector This €268 million project will connect Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya through a 620 km interconnector, ...

Through 🇪🇺 Global Gateway, we invest in sustainable infrastructure that drives local development and creates lasting value for our partners, while adv...

🇳🇦 Africa’s first green steel plant in Namibia The HyIron Plant in Namibia is Southern Africa’s first green hydrogen production site and Africa’s fir...

🇹🇯 The Sebzor hydropower plant in Tajikistan This new hydro facility in Tajikistan will bring clean and reliable energy to over 430,000 people. It wi...

Pokud vás zajímá, co obnáší strategie 🇪🇺 Global Gateway a proč je klíčová pro budoucnost Evropy i našich partnerů, přečtěte si český překlad mého kome...

Evropa je hlavním poskytovatelem rozvojové pomoci na světě a náš model spolupráce přináší dlouhodobě udržitelný růst. Jedním z cílů strategie Global G...

✅ €200 million loan to Kazakhstan Development Bank During my mission to Central Asia, @EIB provided the Kazakhstan Development Bank with a €200 mill...

One of our Global Gateway’s key goals is to make possible projects that wouldn’t happen without us. To achieve that, we use de-risking tools like gua...

✅ €5 billion flexible guarantee with EIB This new instrument enables the EIB to de-risk clean energy, green infrastructure and SME investments outsid...

✅ €75 million EU guarantee with @COFIDES At the Financing for Development conference in Sevilla we signed a guarantee that will support off-grid rene...

✅ €225 million guarantees package for @AFD Through these guarantees we back investments into clean energy, mobility, and innovation across Africa, As...

✅ €291 million EU guarantee for the Better Futures Programme with @IFC_org This initiative de-risks private investment across multiple regions and m...

✅ €150 million guarantee to support currency hedging with TCX Another guarantee signed in Sevilla lowers currency risk costs at frontier markets. It ...

Jedním z hlavních cílů Global Gateway je pomoci uskutečnit projekty, které by bez naší podpory vůbec nevznikly. Používáme k tomu nástroje, které sniž...

Můj nový komentář o Global Gateway - strategii EU pro posílení mezinárodní rozvojové spolupráce. Rozvojová spolupráce je klíčová pro globální stabili...

Development cooperation is essential for global stability, prosperity, and shared resilience. However, its financing is under pressure. Global Gateway...

🌍 Pojďme se podívat, jak vypadá Global Gateway v praxi. Společně s našimi partnery realizujeme rozsáhlé rozvojové projekty, snižujeme investiční rizi...

🔹 Strengthening Communication of Europe’s Leadership Europe is already the world’s leading development partner. We improve the lives of millions, but...

🔹 Delivering Concrete, Transformational Projects Global Gateway is about results. In the first half of the year, we launched projects that will resha...

🌍 Let’s see the Global Gateway in practice. We are building large-scale development projects together with our partners, de-risking their financing, ...

🔹 De-risking Strategic Investment Many high-impact projects wouldn’t happen without European support. That’s why we use EU instruments like guarantee...

🔹 Supporting European Companies Abroad Supporting the European private sector is a clear priority. In Europe, I regularly meet with companies to unde...

🔹 Applying the 360° Approach to Human-Centred Development We don’t invest in infrastructure alone. Every Global Gateway project combines hard infrast...

🔹 Building a United External Action with EU Member States Only a united Europe is a strong Europe. That’s why I work closely with EU Member States to...

🔹 Creating the EU’s Offer Together with our Partners Real, lasting development begins within our partner countries. That’s why we tailor Global Gatew...

Zaprvé lžete. EU poskytla Gavi 3,5 miliard Euro od roku 2003. Poslední příspěvek jsme poskytli v září 2024. Já nastoupil v prosinci. Zadruhé se nehod...

Jsem rád, že potrubí, která jsme za stát pořídili, přispívají k energetické bezpečnosti střední Evropy a pomáhají plnit zásobníky bez dovozu plynu z R...

Global Europe: why a stronger external action matters for Europe The newly approved Global Europe is more effective, simpler, and backed by increased...

We’ve raised the budget for external action to over €200 billion. It now brings together more tools into a single, coherent instrument - from internat...

Stronger external action means we can better support sustainable development, promote stability, and reinforce our security. It also helps European co...

This is reflected both in the budgetary increase for external action and the upgraded structure. One of its central pillars is the Global Europe inst...

We will be even more impactful, while building constructive, equal partnerships that deliver benefits for both sides - be it jobs, services, or stabil...

It will help us more effectively mobilise larger investments, attract private capital, and deliver long-term partnerships. Over €60 billion is earmar...

This week, we approved a new, stronger external budget that will help us shape a more strategic Europe. With the newly approved Multiannual Financial...

The structural upgrade of the external budget brings together more tools into a single, more coherent and flexible instrument. It will ensure faster d...

Today, together with my colleague Commissioner @magnusbrunner, we held an important call with representatives of the Government of Senegal. We are re...

Through strategic cooperation, we can strengthen both Central America and Europe and create lasting impact for our citizens. That was my message toda...

We provide guarantees to make projects possible. To unlock more investment in challenging markets, we introduced a new €5 billion flexible guarantee ...

Let’s take a look at what 🇪🇺 Global Gateway means in action. So far during my mandate, we’ve launched a number of projects that reflect the full scop...

We help build local value chains. In Angola, the DRC, and Zambia, we are developing the Lobito Corridor - not just a transport route, but an industri...

We support currency-risk hedging to de-risk. Currency risk is one of the main barriers to investment in frontier markets. Through recently launched €...

We support our values. In Mauritania, we are strengthening financial inclusion in the blue economy. A €20 million loan to Banque El Amana, backed by ...

We deliver concrete projects in Central Asia. In Tajikistan, we recently launched the Sebzor hydropower plant. It will bring clean electricity to ove...

We deliver impactful projects in Africa. In Namibia, we are supporting Africa’s first green iron plant - powered by renewable hydrogen. The Oshivela ...

We provide consulting, capacity building, and regulatory support. In Bhutan, we are supporting digitalisation, public finance reform, and sustainable...

We support training and education. In Latin America and the Caribbean, we’ve launched a €60 million programme focused on education, youth participati...

Together with Papua New Guinea, we are investing in regional trade and better access to safe water. Over 95% of trade in the region passes through Ra...

Why it matters: ✅ We strengthen regional and international trade flows ✅ We support climate resilience and marine biodiversity ✅ We boost public heal...

Under the Global Gateway strategy, Europe and Papua New Guinea are working together to modernise the port and improve access to clean water. This wee...