Announcement of Policy Brief on the Global Gateway Programme

We are proud to share the work of our members Ivo Wakounig and Kei Otsuki at the inFRONT team in their latest Policy Brief on the Global Gateway Programme, that is now available for review and dissemination.

The European Union aims to close the global infrastructure investment gap through its Global Gateway programme. The programme is one central component of the European Green Deal (EGD), it not only seeks to invest in sustainable global infrastructure development but also aims to promote fair partnerships with other nations while strengthening the Union’s geopolitical significance in sustainable infrastructure deployment.

But how is this crucial initiative from the European Green Deal being financed and who are the main investors behind it? How inclusive is the programme for partner countries to participate in the decision-making bodies? How the Global Gateway programme contributes to achieve the targets set by EGD, while addressing limitations that the Green Deal may face?

Therefore, this policy brief examines the potential for the Global Gateway programme to mobilize investments while highlighting the uncertainty surrounding the attainment of ‘fairness’. The policy brief outlines three recommendations to achieve fairness through the Global Gateway: (i) including partner countries in the decision-making bodies of the Global Gateway; (ii) moving the focus beyond the deployment of physical infrastructure; and (iii) promoting fair commodity trade by nurturing local industries.

You can access the policy brief here:

For further inquiries, please contact Ivo Wakounig & Kei Otsuki