Global Gateway
The Global Gateway is the EU's strategy to enhance smart, clean, and secure connections in the digital, energy, and transport sectors, while also strengthening health, education, and research systems globally. It aims to mobilise up to €300 billion in investments through a 'Team Europe approach,' which includes the EU, its Member States, financial and development institutions, and the private sector, leveraging their collective resources for transformative impact.
The strategy is guided by six core principles:
- Democratic values and high standards
- Good governance and transparency
- Equal partnerships
- Green and clean initiatives
- Security-focused actions
- Catalysing private sector investment
Global Gateway targets five key areas, including climate and energy, to support the clean energy transition and close the global investment gap. Specifically, regarding critical raw materials (CRMs):
- In Africa, the EU is forming bilateral partnerships with resource-rich countries to enhance regional value chains, diversify economies, and create local value-added production. By 2030, the goal is to integrate African raw materials into sustainable global value chains.
- In Central Asia, the focus is on providing technical assistance for resource classification and mapping, modernising mining and refining, aligning CRMs exploration and production with global standards, and investing in exploring critical and strategic materials.
- Strategic partnerships with specific producing countries are also being developed to ensure a secure and sustainable supply of raw materials.
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