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Stairway to Heaven or Highway to Hell? The EU’s Global Gateway and Expanding Economic Statecraft
On 1 December 2021, the EU launched its brand new infrastructural development scheme – “The Global Gateway”. By pledging to mobilise up to 300 billion EUR in investments by 2027, the EU is adding significant firepower to its toolkit of economic statecraft.