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The European Commission cooperates with many countries, international organisations and multilateral fora to represent Europe's interests and actively promote the benefits of the EU’s digital strategy.
Africa
In the Political Guidelines for the European Commission 2019-2024, President Ursula von der Leyen called for a new comprehensive strategy with Africa to support the continent in approaching local challenges with its own solutions.
Americas
The digital economy & society is now firmly part of the agenda for the EU's relations with the Americas. The EU works with Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil, Mexico, the USA and Canada.
Asia-Pacific
Asia is a vibrant economic region of the world, with dynamic markets and a strong innovation capacity. The EU works with a number of countries and regions in the area.
EU Neighbours
The European Commission works closely with third countries geographically close to the European Union. These include EFTA and EEA countries, Switzerland, candidate countries, and southern neighbours.
Global internet and telecommunications
The European Commission works at the international level with other global players to shape the developments of the internet and the telecommunications world. The vision of the European Commission is summarised in the COMPACT concept: the Internet as a space of civic responsibilities.
International organisations and multilateral fora
The EU seeks to advance the European approach to the digital transformation through agreements reached with international organisations and fora. It works with the UN, the G7 and G20, the OECD, the Council of Europe and many other organisations.
Regional and bilateral relations
Regional and bilateral relations focus on market access for European companies and on promoting a sound and transparent regulatory global environment. The Commission aims to foster a regulatory system that is close to, and compatible with, the EU legal framework.
Latest
The EllaLink transatlantic cable connecting the European and South American continents was inaugurated during the Digital Assembly 2021.
This marks the official closing of the connectivity gap thanks to 6,000 kilometres of submarine cable, reducing the current latency by 50% and bringing it under 60 milliseconds.
India and EU leaders have agreed to build a sustainable and comprehensive Connectivity Partnership, as well as cooperate on supercomputers to bring solutions to challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, during the 16th EU-India Summit held on the 8th of May.
Today, at the online Digital Day 2021, Ministers representing EU Member States signed three Declarations to pool efforts and resources to promote international connectivity, incentivise the rollout of clean digital technologies and improve the regulatory environment for start-ups and scale-ups. These tangible commitments will help accelerate Europe’s green and digital transformation and will contribute to the vision and goals of Europe's Digital Decade.
At Digital Day 2021, 25 Member States, as well as Iceland and Norway, committed to reinforcing internet connectivity between Europe and its partners in Africa, Asia, the European neighbourhood, the Western Balkans and Latin America, by signing the Declaration on “European Data Gateways as a key element of the EU’s Digital Decade”.
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The European Union works with countries around the world and international organisations to ensure technology helps to improve lives everywhere.
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The European Commission works closely with third countries geographically close to the European Union.
The Global Internet Policy Observatory (GIPO) is an online platform aimed at making it easier to understand the influence and the development of the Internet.
Regional and bilateral relations focus on market access for European companies and on promoting a sound and transparent regulatory global environment.
The European Commission works at international level with other global players to shape the developments of the Internet and the telecommunications world.
The EU seeks to advance the European approach to the digital transformation through agreements reached with international organisations and fora.
Asia is a vibrant economic region of the world, with dynamic markets and a strong innovation capacity.
The digital economy & society is now firmly part of the agenda for the EU's relations with the Americas.