EU launches Connectivity Agenda platform with up to €2bn in investment

The agreements are expected to mobilise up to €2 billion for transport infrastructure, border crossings and trade facilitation in the Black Sea region and South Caucasus; the Commission is also to assess the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor and propose priorities.

On 23 Jun 2026 the European Commission launched the Connectivity Agenda platform, meant to coordinate investment and policy in transport, energy, digital connectivity and trade between the EU and Central Asia via the Black Sea region and South Caucasus, as part of the Global Gateway strategy. It also signed memoranda of understanding with international financial institutions that are expected to mobilise up to €2 billion for transport infrastructure, border crossings and trade facilitation. At the ministerial meeting, attended by representatives of EU member states, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, participants also agreed to strengthen the operational performance of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor and asked the Commission to assess how it works and propose priority measures. (LOK Report, 23 Jun 2026; second source: EU-Kommission (DG ENEST), 23 Jun 2026)