President Taye Atske-Selassie Highlights Ethiopia–EU Partnership at Global Gateway Forum 2025

H.E. President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde delivered a statement at the Global Gateway Forum 2025, describing the event as a milestone in the 50-year partnership between Ethiopia and the European Union.

In his address, President Taye noted that Ethiopia–EU cooperation has gained new momentum since the signing of the 2016 Joint Declaration on a Strategic Engagement. He emphasized that the partnership is evolving from traditional development cooperation into a more strategic and results-oriented framework.

President Taye underlined that the Global Gateway’s key focus areas of renewable energy, digital transformation, and sustainable infrastructure are closely aligned with Ethiopia’s national development strategy.

H.E. Taye Atske-Selassie highlighted three priority areas for future collaboration: Establishing a joint Africa Technology Innovation Platform and Mechanism, including regional centers of excellence for green energy and digital services to accelerate knowledge transfer; Launching a Value Chain Integration Initiative to strengthen industrial linkages and competitiveness; and

Deepening cooperation with the European Union to advance the objectives of the Global Gateway and promote shared prosperity.

The President reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to working closely with the European Union to build a sustainable, inclusive, and forward-looking partnership.