Ing. Jozef Síkela

Jak jsem se osobně přesvědčil v dole Almalyk v Uzbekistánu, který se má stát největším povrchovým dolem na světě, tato spolupráce rovněž vytváří nové ...

Naším hlavním cílem je posílit naši konkurenceschopnost a celkovou modernizaci a zároveň přispívat k udržitelnému hospodářskému rozvoji našich partner...

Long read na víkend. Velikost ekonomiky Střední Asie dosahuje 340 miliard eur a významně roste. Stejně tak se zvyšuje náš vzájemný obchod, potenciál ...

A long read for the weekend. Central Asia is a 340-billion-euro economy and is growing significantly. So is our trade exchange, but the potential is ...

It’s about staying engaged and it’s also about stable trade routes that open up opportunities for mutual trade, the application of our technologies, a...

By securing these materials under high environmental and social standards, we support Europe’s leadership in sustainable and digital technologies whil...

I would also like to thank all the representatives of @EIB who joined us during our mission. It is precisely the financial instruments of the Europe...

Central Asia has great potential in hydropower, which can ensure stable supplies of clean energy for local communities and open new opportunities for ...

Transport corridors are the backbone of economic success. If goods can move faster, trade relations grow. The Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor will ...

As I saw firsthand at the Almalyk Mining Complex, which is set to become the largest open-pit mine in the world, this cooperation also creates new opp...

Critical raw materials - like lithium, copper, and other strategic minerals - are essential for many European industries, from electric cars to digita...

We also signed agreements to strengthen our cooperation in our connectivity efforts. I stressed the importance of reliable and secure internet in the ...

Thanks to European expertise, I saw strong involvement of our companies in these energy projects. A great example is the Rogun hydropower plant in T...

The ultimate goal is to strengthen our competitiveness and drive our modernization, while also contributing to the sustainable economic development of...

Musím říct, že proměna toho, jak Česko prostřednictvím svého prezidenta působí v zahraničí, je nesmírně osvěžující. Díky, @prezidentpavel. Je skvělé ...

Rádio Svobodná Evropa bylo vždy spojencem bojovníků za svobodu a demokracii po celém světě. S ministrem @JanLipavsky jsme dnes probrali možnosti, jak ...

The Netherlands is a strong member of our 🇪🇺 Team Europe. With 🇳🇱 Minister @Staatssec_BZK, we discussed our cooperation under the Global Gateway. We...

The last meeting of my mission in Central Asia with @president_uz Shavkat Mirziyoyev. And it was a very good meeting. We talked about possibilities ...

Greetings from our whole team at the airport in Istanbul. We were here just a week ago, but since then, we’ve managed to visit all five countries in C...

During today’s meeting with Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan, we discussed possibilities for further cooperation the ...

Our One Region, One Market approach helps create a unified digital market in Central Asia: ✅ Cross-border digital connections. ✅ Private investment i...

Through Global Gateway, we are partnering with Central Asia to cooperate o satellite-linked data infrastructure. This can bring secure, reliable, an...

Fast, secure internet can create new opportunities for everyone. And that is what we are working on in Central Asia. We are supporting the region in i...

Why does Central Asia need better digital connectivity? ➡️ Heavy reliance on a single route through Russia limits regional autonomy. ➡️ Insufficient ...

More than 35,000 people work at Almalyk. The site also hosts a university, a hospital, and 16 kindergartens for workers’ families. This is a good exam...

Europe plays an important role in the process — providing necessary loans and other financial instruments. Moreover, European companies, with their te...

Almalyk holds significant deposits of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and others. For us, Critical Raw Materials are essential, powering everything...

The mine has been undergoing significant expansion and modernization focused on sustainability. Already today, all trains operating on the site are el...

When completed, Almalyk should become the largest open-pit mine in the world. With its focus on sustainability and social standards, it has potential ...

In Uzbekistan, I am stressing one key message to my counterparts: together, we have a great opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people acr...

Tashkent — the last stop of my mission. Uzbekistan is a country with a fast-growing economy, a young population, and high ambitions. Over the next tw...

Кыргызстандын президенти Садыр Жапаровду жана бүткүл өлкөнү Тажикстан менен чек ара боюнча тарыхый келишимге жетишкендиги менен куттуктаганым мен үчүн...

It was a great pleasure for me to personally congratulate President Sadyr Japarov and the people of Kyrgyzstan on reaching the historic border agreeme...

The planned Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant is not only a key project for the production of clean energy in Kyrgyzstan, but could also play an important ...

An active young generation is always good news for a country’s future. Today, I had the chance to see that Kyrgyzstan is very strong in this regard. ...

I wish you a nice Sunday from Bishkek. Our Global Gateway cooperation with Kyrgyzstan focuses on water resources — a key issue for the region. We wil...

Today in Tajikistan, I spent most of the day at the construction site of the Rogun hydropower plant, and I believe it’s a great win-win project with s...

The shareholders of EIB are EU member states. The bank carefully evaluates all projects and only supports those that are economically sustainable. Th...

We, as the European Union, also support the project, which is appreciated both by local stakeholders and by European companies competing for contracts...

The construction of the plant is supported through loans by a group of global development banks, and the European Investment Bank is also seriously co...

The construction site of Rogun is located about a 2-hour drive from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. It is undoubtedly the most closely watched p...

Once completed, the dam will be the highest in the world — around 335 meters. The dam will have a capacity of 3.6 GW, larger than any power plant in ...

In front of entrance, there are long lines of workers waiting for their shift. The dam and its construction is creating new employment opportunities f...

European companies from countries such as 🇮🇹🇧🇪🇸🇪🇦🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪 and others are heavily involved in this project. These are multi-billion euro contracts, and Eu...

The highest dam in the world, doubling the country’s electricity production, over 15,000 new jobs, and a major opportunity for European companies to w...

Realizaci elektrárny prostřednictvím půjček podporuje skupina světových rozvojových bank a vážně ji zvažuje i Evropská investiční banka. Také její zás...

Jako Evropská unie projekt také podporujeme, což oceňují jak místní, tak evropské firmy, které se uchází o jednotlivé zakázky v rámci projektu a jsou ...

Akcionáři EIB jsou členské státy EU. Banka ale všechny projekty pečlivě prověřuje a podporuje pouze takové, které jsou ekonomicky udržitelné. Půjčky...

Až bude hotová, hráz přehrady bude nejvyšší na světě - okolo 335 metrů. Elektrárna bude mít kapacitu 3,6 GW, vyšší než jakákoliv jiná v Evropě. Umožní...

Před vjezdem do areálu stojí dlouhé fronty pracovníků čekajících na svou směnu. Přehrada a její výstavba totiž přináší místním nové pracovní příležito...