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Today at the Global Gateway Forum, the European Commission and European Development Finance Institutions announced three new guarantee agreements to mobilise private finance for development.

Under the European Union’s Global Gateway strategy, the EU–LAC Digital Alliance is launching a new bi-regional supercomputing network that connects existing infrastructures, builds skills, and opens opportunities for joint innovation.

Read the keynote speech delivered by President von Der Leyer at the Global Gateway Forum 2025.

President Ursula von der Leyen met with Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro during the Global Gateway Forum. The meeting reaffirmed the shared investment agenda on digital connectivity, energy, transport, and cooperation in security and the fight against drugs.

President Ursula von der Leyen met with Prime Minister José Ulisses Correia e Silva of Cabo Verde during the 2025 Global Gateway Forum. The meeting reaffirmed the longstanding partnership between the EU and Cabo Verde on renewable energy, maritime infrastructure, and digital transformation.

President Ursula von der Leyen met with President João Lourenço of Angola during the 2025 Global Gateway Forum. The meeting highlighted the EU’s support to Angola, through the Global Gateway strategy, to advance economic diversification and job creation, sustainable growth, and regional integration.

Today at the Global Gateway Forum, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, together with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa, unveiled a Team Europe investment package, worth nearly €12 billion.

Commissioner Síkela met with the deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Bùi Thanh Sơn during the Global Gateway Forum. In the margins of the meeting, the European Commission and other Team Europe actors announced a comprehensive €430 million package to advance the Bac Ai Pumped Hydro Storage Project.

Commissioner Jozef Síkela met with President Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala during the Global Gateway Forum to reaffirm the EU’s strong and forward-looking partnership with Guatemala, built on shared values, mutual trust, and joint ambitions for sustainable development and regional integration.

President Ursula von der Leyen met with Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell of Grenada during the Global Gateway Forum to reaffirm the EU’s strong and forward-looking partnership with Grenada, built on shared values, mutual trust, and joint ambitions for sustainable growth and climate resilience.