Guatemala – Research and development services and related consultancy services – Asistencia Técnica para la implementación de la Agenda de inversiones Global Gateway en Guatemala – Global Gateway Facility Guatemala

In 2021, the European Commission launched the Global Gateway investment strategy, which aims to promote high-quality investments in green and digital infrastructure in partner countries, with innovative and quality solutions, creating local added value and promoting economic growth, employment and social cohesion at the same time. During the III EU-CELAC Summit, held in July 2023, the leaders of both regions reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the bi-regional association, recognising the importance of the Global Gateway Investment Agenda. This commitment was renewed during the IV EU-CELAC Summit held in November 2025. The overall objective of this action is to contribute to the implementation of sustainable and transformative investments in the green and digital transition sectors in Guatemala, where there is a common European and Guatemalan development agenda interest, and this within the framework of the Global Gateway Investment Agenda, ensuring its alignment with the country's strategic priorities and promoting inclusive and sustainable development. The Technical Assistance will contribute to: improving the alignment, coordination and monitoring of the initiatives implemented under the Global Gateway Investment Agenda in Guatemala; promoting a regulatory and institutional framework that favours sustainable investment in the priority sectors of the Global Gateway Investment Agenda; driving sustainable, transformative projects, sensitive to gender equality and good international practices in terms of rights and environmental protection in the priority sectors and to position the interests of the European private sector within the framework of the Global Gateway Investment Agenda for Guatemala. Without excluding other potential priority areas of work for the EU and Guatemala, and recognising the dynamic flexibility of the Global Gateway strategy, the priority areas for Guatemala currently include green transition (sustainable transport, renewable energy and regional electricity integration, circular economy, sustainable management of natural resources and waste) and digital transition (connectivity, digital governance, cybersecurity, digital innovation, Earth observation, artificial intelligence).