Ing. Jozef Síkela

From Quintana Roo to Mexico City and now Washington, my focus has been the same: Strengthening our international partnerships that deliver sustainable...

Sustainable development is not aid. It is a strategic investment. Because when we create jobs, build skills, and invest in sustainable infrastructure ...

Another packed week of building stronger 🇪🇺 partnerships through Global Gateway. I concluded it at the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting with a clear...

Through Global Gateway, we are working together to mobilise investment in renewable hydrogen and green ammonia in the Isthmus Corridor of Tehuantepec,...

We also met with European companies active in Mexico’s energy sector, ready to contribute through renewable energy, hydrogen, and grid investments sup...

Later, I met Minister of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina to explore how European expertise can help advance M...

🇲🇽 Mexico City - second leg of our mission with focus on transport and energy. On the second day of my mission to Mexico, I focused on how we can dee...

I had a very good meeting with Minister of Energy @LuzElena_GE, where we discussed how the EU can support Mexico’s energy transition through investmen...

With Global Gateway, we are supporting efforts to collect and valorise 500,000 tonnes by 2027. Together with my team, I joined a specialised vessel co...

In 2025, the state deployed 9,500 meters of floating barriers, 11 naval vessels, and 22 boats to collect the seaweed, an impressive effort that will s...

This is about converting the collected seaweed into biofuels, bioplastics, fertilisers, and cosmetics. Later, during my meeting with Governor Lezama...

My first day in Quintana Roo, Mexico 🇲🇽 is over. It was focused on tackling the challenge of sargassum. This shows the Global Gateway in action. Ever...

Hello from Mexico 🇲🇽 - from me and my team! After the Global Gateway Forum, we moved here from Brussels to continue our effort to strengthen Europe’s...

The goal was clear: to turn our political vision into concrete action into jobs, sustainable energy, better healthcare, digital links, local value cha...

it is about producing medicines in Africa, making maritime transport more sustainable, or connecting regions through clean energy and digital networks...

Each session focused on how to align our interests, accelerate investments, remove obstacles, and bring Europe’s financial and technical capabilities ...

At the Global Gateway Forum, we made sure to take our most important projects further. That is why we dedicated special Scale-Up Sessions to discuss ...

To better involve the private sector in Global Gateway, it will serve as: ✅ One hub to present and assess investment projects ✅ One information point...

Businesses need better information: how to apply for our support, what the conditions are, and where the opportunities lie. This is exactly what the n...

Through the Hub, we are making Global Gateway fairer, simpler, and more predictable - so that together with European businesses we can shape the globa...

With the Global Gateway Investment Hub, we are improving how we work with Europe’s private sector and strengthening the EU’s partnership offer to the ...

Peace and economic development go hand in hand. Europe knows this from its own history: regional economic cooperation is the most sustainable path to ...

We listened carefully to both parties, and I confirmed the EU’s readiness to complement US efforts with large-scale, sustainable European investments ...

At the end of the day, international partnerships are about making people’s lives richer, healthier, more meaningful, but also safer. And peace is bot...

Among the many leaders we welcomed were Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda. Their p...

The European Union has long-standing partnerships with both Rwanda and the DRC, with a substantial portfolio of Global Gateway investments focused on ...

Together with Massad Boulos, @US_SrAdvisorAF, we met with Julien Paluku Kahongya, Minister of Foreign Trade of the DRC, and Olivier Nduhungirehe, Mini...

I closed the Forum on stage, reflecting on what these two days have shown. Europe can unite governments, development banks, companies, and civil soci...

During the day, I also met with Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Taye Atske-Selassie, President of Ethiopia, and Bernardo Arévalo, Pre...

Global Gateway Forum is a clear proof that we as 🇪🇺 Europe deliver and built strong, strategic partnerships. The outcome is clear: many new agreement...

Global Gateway is how we turn this into stronger partnerships. I spoke about it in a panel on how to build strategic partnerships that benefit both Eu...

In my interview with @FT, I made clear that: 🔹 Global Gateway is a strategic investment into sustainable development. 🔹 We 🇪🇺 want to build local val...

At the “State of the World” debate, I underlined that in today’s complex global landscape, Europe’s strength lies in partnerships that deliver. For u...

The first day of the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels clearly showed the Power of Europe’s Offer. We welcomed leaders from across the world - 12 Head...

We also launched the Global Gateway Investment Hub - a new platform that will make the Global Gateway more accessible to the private sector. It will ...

Throughout the day, I also met @RaniaAlMashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, and @SMirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administrati...

Dobrý den z centra Bruselu. Právě začíná naše 🇪🇺 Global Gateway Forum. Během příštích dvou dnů se zde sejdou světoví lídři, aby posílili partnerství,...

Good morning from the heart of Brussels. The 🇪🇺 Global Gateway Forum begins. Over the next two days, leaders from around the world will gather here t...

A day packed with events leading up to the Global Gateway Forum. The aim is clear: to strengthen Europe’s strategic partnerships and make our coopera...

At the EU–Caribbean Sargassum Conference, we discussed how to turn an environmental challenge into a sustainable opportunity for the region, creating ...

At the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group and Global Gateway Board meetings, we met key European stakeholders - governments, development banks, an...

🔵 At the Third EU–Caribbean Sargassum Conference, we will continue our work to turn Sargassum - an environmental and economic challenge - into a susta...

🔵 At the Global Gateway Board, I will meet with key European stakeholders - from Member States to development banks and MEPs - to discuss how to furth...

As the demand for partnership with 🇪🇺 Europe grows stronger, the Global Gateway Forum 2025 will be a key moment to shape these partnerships and take o...

🔵 At the High-Level Meeting later today, we will engage with our international partners to prepare for tomorrow’s debates and working sessions that wi...

Za svou kariéru jsem měl celou řadu šéfů, @P_Fiala ale rozhodně patřil k těm nejlepším. Bylo ctí sledovat z první řady jeho práci ve prospěch České re...

⚓ Maritime shipping is the backbone of global trade. With Global Gateway, we’re making it more sustainable. Ships carry more than 80% of the world’s ...

Through the Global Gateway Green Shipping Corridors, Europe and its partners are helping ports and countries work together to make maritime transport ...

Odešel opravdu dobrý člověk, jeden z nejlepších, které jsem kdy měl tu čest poznat. Milá Dano, odešla jsi příliš brzy. Dokázala jsi toho strašně moc,...

2️⃣ Rogun Hydropower Plant, Tajikistan : The highest dam in the world, expected to double Tajikistan’s energy production by 2032, support decarbonisat...