Global Gateway - flagship projects

The project supports the construction of a first interconnection between Italy and Tunisia with an undersea high-voltage electricity cable. It will increase the security and the sustainability of electricity supply on both sides and will allow for better renewable energy integration.

Establish the first green hydrogen energy storage cell to store solar energy in the Caribbean contributing to renewable energy transition and grid stability.

Enhance and secure renewable electricity generation in DRC by rehabilitating the Ruzizi II hydropower plant and upgrading the common switchgear for hydroelectric power plants INGA I and II.

Establishment of a trade route between Mexico and the EU for energy and other products, contributing to diversification of EU’s energy providers, clean energy and strengthening of industrial chains.

The EU-AU Data Flagship will support the development of Green Data Centres, with the aim to support Africa in building a data economy and foresting its data sovereignty through secure data storage and processing capacities.

Facilitate investments and partnerships for more than 100 EU-LAC joint ventures, focusing on the digital transformation with a human rights and gender perspective, bridging gender gaps, promoting women's participation, and creating solutions for gender equity or women and girls' specific needs.

Improving vaccine access by strengthening administrative capacity, modernising policies, improving health financing, and sharing expertise with EU states, and harmonising regulations and scientific collaboration to boost local medicine/vaccine production and health system resilience.

The EU-LAC Digital Alliance creates a strategic framework to foster substantial bi-regional cooperation across the full spectrum of digital and space issues.

Support Nigeria's digitalisation with infrastructure upgrades, public service digitisation, tech start-up support, digital skills training (focusing on youth and women), and robust digital governance for privacy and cybersecurity.