Portugal is a diplomatic heavyweight: deep ties in the Portuguese-speaking world and a key part of Team Europe.
Today I congratulated my counterparts on their election to the UN Security Council and made the case for strong Portuguese participation in Global Gateway. Here is how
Jozef Síkela
4,595 posts
Jozef Síkela
@JozefSikela
Komisař pro mezinárodní partnerství 🇪🇺 Commissioner for International Partnerships
Joined December 2021
- Replying to @JozefSikelaI met Team Portugal, the institutions that help Portuguese companies bring their best projects into Global Gateway. A strong Team Europe needs a strong Team Portugal. I urged them to put those projects forward through our Global Gateway Investment Hub.ended the day at a submarine cable station outside Lisbon, where the 2Africa and Medusa cables land. These carry data between Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Connections like these are part of Europe’s offer: secure and stable digital infrastructure.
- Bom dia from Lisbon 🇵🇹 The agenda of my mission: Meeting the Portuguese government, starting with Foreign Minister Rangel Visiting the subsea cables that link Europe and Africa Bringing more Portuguese companies into Global Gateway
- Global Gateway is the best partner that European companies can have for their activities in fast-growing emerging markets. This week I discussed with the CEOs of Europe’s railway sector how we can support them concretely. More companies will follow.00:00
- When European companies compete for projects in the world’s fastest-growing markets, with Global Gateway we are ready to support their efforts. That was my message this week to the CEOs of Europe’s railway sector. They deliver some of the best technologies with high social andReplying to @JozefSikelaWe reduce risk. By blending public funds with private capital and offering guarantees, we make projects in emerging markets bankable. We open doors. We work with partner countries to improve the business environment and unlock new opportunities for European firms. And we investThrough our Global Gateway Investment Hub, we acccept projects proposal and then we take them further by pairing with concrete support. Global Gateway is the best support European business can have on global markets. More here 👉
- Very good meeting today with Norwegian 🇳🇴 PM @jonasgahrstore to discuss the main challenges and opportunities in the Arctic and how we can address them together. Climate change, new economic potential, governance. This is what my work on the update of our Arctic strategy focuses
- 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 futureI have seen the capabilities of European companies first-hand and backed them in markets like Costa Rica, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Next week I will make the same case in Brazil. European rail technology is world class. With Global Gateway we have the tools to make it even
- In Berlin 🇩🇪 today to discuss European competitiveness with Chancellor @_FriedrichMerz and the other participants in tonight’s debate organized by the @wef. I focused on how it can be strengthened through our investments abroad. The answer lies in the strategic internationalIn an increasingly competitive world, our partner countries want predictability, fair rules, reliability and shared prosperity. And they are looking to Europe for leadership. For us, this is an opportunity at the very moment when we need stronger partnerships ourselves to
- 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.For Kenya’s exporters, this means: ✅ more fresh products reach the market in good condition ✅ shifting to cleaner, more affordable transport, including from air to sea freight ✅ selling higher-value products into international marketsFor Europe, this investment will ensure more reliable, climate-smart supply chains and a stronger trade partner in East Africa. This is the logic behind Global Gateway: investments that deliver concrete for both sides.
- Over 100,000 Costa Ricans will benefit every day on their way to work or school from the Tren Eléctrico de Pasajeros, a Global Gateway investment I presented in San José last year. Good to discuss its progress this week with new Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar Rivera. 🇨🇷🇪🇺
- Otevřenost, které se mnohým ruským podporovatelům Putina dostává na luxusních místech po Evropě, potvrzuje. že peníze nesmrdí. Otázka proto nikdy nebyla, zda jim omezit vydávání víz a ochránit je tak před „dekadencí Západu”. Otázka je, proč s tím čekáme tak dlouho. Díky všem,
