Czech 'crisis manager' Sikela to helm EU’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

2 min read Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Energy, EU, Slovakia, Belt & Road, Global Gateway Strategy, Sefcovic, Sikela

Czechia’s former industry minister and crisis manager Jozef Sikela has been appointed to lead the EU’s EUR 300bn Global Gateway Strategy, the bloc’s riposte to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Sikela will oversee infrastructure investments aimed at countering the BRI by forging strategic international partnerships.

EU formulates three-point battery strategy

1 min read Uncategorized, battery, clean tech, European Commission, Sefcovic

EU Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic laid out the bloc’s plans how to build capacity in critical raw materials for batteries along the value chain after a meeting of the Competitiveness Council this week. “We know that the broad deployment of clean and digital technologies will lead to a rising