EU Chief Unveils First Global Gateway Projects in Africa

TWEET TRANSLATION: I am pleased to announce that the Africa-Europe plan is the first regional plan under Global Gateway, our global investment strategy. It will mobilize 150 billion euros of investments.

It’s official! The European Union’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative is now a reality. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the first initiatives under the EU’s new Global Gateway program during a two-day visit to Morocco and Senegal this week.

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