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Key European Union (EU) investors and private sector stakeholders travelled to Antigua and Barbuda this week to present concrete investment opportunities, under the Global Gateway Investment Agenda, to Caribbean representatives at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
The meeting took place on Monday in Antigua and Barbuda as the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and representatives of European Union Member States met with Caribbean countries on the side-lines of SIDS4.
The areas of opportunities included the fight against sargassum, digital transition, maritime connectivity, water, and energy. Caribbean countries were able to present their priorities and engage with EU investors.
According to an EU statement on Tuesday, it was the first political level meeting between the Caribbean and the EU since the signature of the Samoa Agreement in November 2023, which provided a framework for the EU’s cooperation with 79 countries of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States. T&T was represented at the meeting by the Minister of Planning and Development, Pennelope Beckles.