Does the EU still care about ending global poverty? Because its Global Gateway has major problems

Does the EU still care about ending global poverty? Because its Global Gateway has major problems

The EU’s bet is on the Global Gateway, a development model focused on generating 'win-wins', aimed at fostering economic growth and private sector investments in partner countries, while also bringing direct benefits for European citizens. But the starting point is no longer what works to reduce poverty, but rather what works for Europe and can still be framed as 'development cooperation', warns Caritas Europa.

Does the EU still care about ending global poverty?

Originally published on Euobserver on 22 April 2026 under the title “Does the EU still care about ending global poverty? Because its Global Gateway has major problems” The new UN Roadmap on eradicating poverty, launched on 22 April, tells a very different story about how to fight poverty than the one the European Commission has been telling us for years. From EU officials, we hear that development cooperation has not delivered. Poverty remains w…