Europe is fully behind South Africa to make the South Africa’s G20 presidency a success
President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission met President Ramaphosa in New York on 24 September 2025 in the margins of the 80th UN General Assembly. President von der Leyen commented after the meeting:
“A pleasure to meet my dear friend Cyril Ramaphosa.
We discussed the great geopolitical challenges of our time, from Ukraine to the Middle East.
Europe is fully behind you to make your G20 presidency a success.
I'm looking forward to our Global Gateway Forum in Brussels. We are working on a strong investment package for South Africa.
To create jobs and growth in South Africa and strengthen our partnership further.”
The second edition of the Global Gateway Forum will take place on 9-10 October 2025 in Brussels. Building on the success of the inaugural Forum in 2023, which highlighted the European Union’s external investment initiatives, this year’s event will focus on advancing global connectivity in the face of geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges.
The Forum will bring together high-level representatives from governments, financial institutions, the private sector, and civil society to explore innovative strategies for scaling up Global Gateway investments in partner countries.