are pleased to invite you to the debate

The EU’s Global Gateway Strategy:
Towards Strengthening Win-Win Partnerships Worldwide

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3 July 2024 (Wednesday)
11:30-13:00

The Polish Institute of International Affairs

1A Warecka Street, 00-950 Warsaw

Conference room, 1^st floor

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The Global Gateway (GG) strategy, which was announced in December 2021,  is the European Union’s offer to partner countries to accelerate their twin green and digital transitions, offering smart, clean, and secure links in the digital, transport, energy and climate-relevant sectors, and strengthening education, research and health systems and networks.

It develops investment packages with and for partner countries in a 360-degree approach, leveraging private sector investments in hard infrastructure and nurturing partner countries’ economic enabling environment. Global Gateway aims to mobilise up to €300 billion in investments across the world between 2021 and 2027.

The conference will provide the opportunity to discuss the current state of play of the Global Gateway implementation in light of other international actors’ offers. The debate will focus on how to reconcile the EU’s geostrategic and international partnerships goals through the Global Gateway, fostering the EU’s positive offer of cooperation for its partners worldwide and how to increase the involvement of Member States’ financial institutions and the private sector.

Programme

11:30–11:40    Welcome remarks
 

• Justyna Szczudlik, Deputy Head of Research, The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
• Beata Jaczewska, Director of the Economic Cooperation Department, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

11:40–13:00    Panel discussion
 

• Luc Bagur, Director for Sustainable Development Policy and Coordination, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission
• Elżbieta Kaca, Senior Research Fellow, The Polish Institute
  of International Affairs (PISM)
• Dominik Kopiński, Senior Advisor, World Economy Team, Polish Economic Institute
• Karol Tofil, Director of International Partnerships Office, Department for International Development Instruments, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
  
  Moderator: Jolanta Szymańska, Head of the EU Programme, The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

13:00-14:00   Lunch

The event will be held in English.

Those wishing to attend are kindly requested to confirm by 24 June 2024 (Monday) via email to bip@pism.pl