It aims to green the Sahel, improve climate resilience and restore dignified and sustainable living conditions, contributing to improving stability and security across the region.
#TeamEurope will support sustainable, efficient and resilient transport systems, and also digital and energy infrastructures.
It will help mobilise support for project design and preparation, as well as funding for the projects themselves.
🔹 Digital transition
The EurAfrica Gateway Cable, an international submarine fibre cable connecting the EU & Africa along the Atlantic Ocean coast, will foster digital sovereignty.
And we will work to improve access to affordable broadband in remote areas.
With #GlobalGateway, we will support early stage businesses and young entrepreneurs - especially women - in Africa to launch, consolidate and grow sustainable, strong and inclusive businesses and create decent jobs.
#TeamEurope will support Africa’s efforts to build and reinforce sustainable food systems by:
✔️ boosting investments in African agri-value chains,
✔️ facilitating innovation and boosting improved nutrition.
The Data Act is a pillar of the European Data Strategy.
It will foster a competitive data market by opening up new opportunities for businesses and making data more accessible to every consumer and business.
#TeamEurope will provide funding and support for ongoing projects, electricity interconnections & transmission lines across countries, setting up the Africa Single Electricity Market.
🟢 Partnerships with countries championing energy transition.
The objective is to decarbonise the energy mix, including by phasing out coal, optimising the share of transitional sources of energy and investing in renewable energies as well as energy efficiency.
The new Emergency Macro-Financial Assistance programme will provide €1.2 billion to help Ukraine strengthen its economic stability and resilience, directly benefiting Ukrainian citizens.
We have shown our support in the fight against the COVID -19 pandemic — 3.7 million doses of vaccines shared by Team Europe on top of 8.4 million doses from the COVAX Facility.
#GlobalGateway will take infrastructure development to the next level in Africa, and 🌍 globally.
#TeamEurope will invest up to €300 billion to boost:
🌐 Digital transformation
♻️ Climate action and sustainable energy
🚈 Transport
🏥 Health
👩💻 Education and research
With our values at the centre of the #GlobalGateway, we are putting people and the planet first.
For us, global connectivity needs to be:
🌳 sustainable,
🤝 comprehensive,
🛡️ secure,
🧑⚖️rules-based,
🧑🏾🤝🧑🏻 human-centric
🌍 geographically adapted.
What is the #GlobalGateway Africa – Europe Investment Package?
It is all about supporting Africa for a strong, inclusive, green and digital recovery and transformation.
#TeamEurope – the EU and EU countries, will support concrete and transformational project in priority areas.
We will invest in projects with concrete objectives for the green transition.
This includes:
🔷 increasing the renewable energy generation capacity by at least an additional 300 GW,
🔷 protecting biodiversity by stabilising 3 million km² of land.