First ever EU-Egypt Summit
Today, at the first-ever EU-Egypt Summit, European Commission President von der Leyen and Egypt President al-Sisi jointly presented three agreements on macro-financial assistance, support to reforms and Egypt’s association to Horizon Europe. This Summit marks a significant milestone in the deepening of EU-Egypt relations. It builds on the Association Agreement and Strategic & Comprehensive Partnership.
President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The EU-Egypt partnership is stronger than ever before. Our shared vision of cooperation and true partnership between Egypt, Europe and the wider Mediterranean is becoming a reality. Today is a testament to the hard work and dedication to achieving this, with our first EU-Egypt summit and the agreements we sign. This is the direct result of the ambitious Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership we signed last year – delivering new investments and concrete opportunities for people and businesses across Egypt and Europe. Our Pact for the Mediterranean keeps this spirit. It’s our offer to Egypt and our other Southern neighbours: Let’s join forces and work together as partners.”
This afternoon, a High-Level Event, titled ‘Implementing the EU–Egypt Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership: Accelerating Strategic Investment, Industrial Transformation and Innovation’, brought together top European and Egyptian political and business leaders, development agencies, and the research and innovation community to discuss investments, reforms, competitiveness and innovation.
