Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and Dan Jørgensen, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, launched the Digital Democracy Initiative, an innovative platform that supports civil society to protect and promote democracy and human rights.

Today, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Kenyan President William Ruto, met in Brussels to discuss how to strengthen the partnership between the EU and Kenya and opportunities to drive the green and digital transitions in Kenya under Global Gateway. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today in Rome with European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen.

Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), signed two agreements today for a total of €70.7 million.

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, today issued the following statement on the occasion of the Eleventh African Fiscal Forum ‘Building a Resilient Africa’.

Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton host today the EU – Latin America and the Caribbean high-level forum “Sharing pharmaceutical innovations” under the Global Gateway partnership between the two regions.

The European Union (EU) and UNICEF have launched today a new initiative to bring youth voices to the centre of the partnership between the EU and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States (CELAC).

The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, the EU's flagship journalism award, opens for applications today. Journalists can apply by submitting eligible stories until midnight of 28 April.

The European Commission launched today a call for applications to enrol up to 60 members for the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group.