Information on Global Gateway calls for proposals and tenders is available on the websites of each European Commission (EC) Directorate-General involved in implementing the Global Gateway, as well as on the joint tenders portal. Each of the EC’s Directorates-General has currently developed its own investment mechanisms and platforms. Through these, investment projects can be submitted by EU companies or consortia formed by multiple companies.
Regions where investment project proposals can be submitted:
Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. Responsible Directorate-General – DG INTPA.
Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood. Responsible Directorate-General – DG ENEST.
Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf. Responsible Directorate-General – DG MENA.
For countries under DG INTPA, coordination takes place through the Investment Hub. The conditions stipulate that the value of the investment project must be at least EUR 10 million, of which at least 10% must be covered by the company itself or the established consortium. Thematically, the project must fall within the areas of climate and energy, digitisation, transport, health, or education and research.
DG ENEST’s Investment Hub currently oversees country-specific calls for proposals, setting the minimum investment threshold and the required level of company participation for each case. The minimum investment threshhold of Ukraine’s reconstruction projects must be EUR 50 million, of which 30% must be provided by the investor. The key sectors are energy, critical minerals, manufacturing, construction materials, information technology and digital transformation, transport and logistics. For the Armenia call for project proposals, the minimum threshold is EUR 30 million, of which 20% must be own contributions. The key sectors are energy and climate, digitalisation, transport and logistics, health, education, manufacturing and agriculture.
DG MENA manages separate regional and national investment platforms. Applications are currently open for a call for proposals aimed at gathering information on business interests in the region and proposed solutions in the fields of digitalisation, climate and energy, transport, health, education, research and other areas. The platforms in Egypt and Jordan are also active.
Team Latvia regularly informs major business and industry associations, as well as government partners, about current calls for proposals and events.
If your company is interested in being added to the mailing list that receives these emails, please write to TeamLatviaGG@mfa.gov.lv.
Expressing interest is also important in cases where the investment amount is below the specified threshold, as it allows for discussions to begin, both at the national level and with the European Commission, regarding a potential project proposal and for exploring opportunities.
