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Press statement by President von der Leyen following the meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould El-Ghazouani

Joint press statement by the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the President of the European Commission and the Prime Minister of the Spanish government

Today, the European Commission announced new projects to advance the EU-ASEAN partnership on sustainable connectivity in the areas of higher education, civil aviation and intellectual property.

At the Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity, the EU, Central Asian countries and other gathered partners from across the world have made important steps to start the development of the fast route Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor linking Europe and Central Asia within 15 days.

The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity opened today in Brussels, bringing together governments, financing institutions, businesses and civil society from Europe, Central Asia and beyond.

On the sidelines of this week's Italy-Africa Summit, the European Commission and the African Development Bank Group have formalised a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement to boost investments in infrastructure projects in Africa.

Marking the inauguration today of the first BioNTech Africa manufacturing site in Kigali, Rwanda, the European Union has increased its Global Gateway investments in the country under the Team Europe Initiative on manufacturing and access to vaccines, medicines and health technologies in Africa.

Today in Brussels, during the 19th Horn of Africa Initiative Ministerial, co-chaired by European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and H.E. Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, and representatives of the Horn of Africa Countries, the EU and Germany, both signed a new EU Alliance

Today during COP28, Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius together with high-level representatives of Germany, the Netherlands and France, launched a global Team Europe Initiative (TEI) on Deforestation-free Value Chains.