Thank you very much. President Sheinbaum, dear Claudia, thank you very much for hosting my good friend Antonio Costa and me here in Mexico. It's a privilege to be here. And yesterday I had also the privilege of sharing a deeply enriching exchange with a group of indigenous women at the Museum of Anthropology. Their wisdom, their strength and leadership are a powerful reminder of the richness and the resilience of the Mexican indigenous people. They presented me with this beautiful rebozo. And it is an honor for me to wear it on this historic occasion. Their communities have preserved knowledge, culture and dignity across generations. Our responsibility is to listen to them, to stand alongside them with humility and to support them.
Strengthening gender equality is one of the many values shared by the European Union and by Mexico. And today we adopt a joint declaration on trade and gender equality so that our modernized agreement benefits women and men equally. And we launched six new projects worth 4 million euros. This is 80 million pesos. They all aim to fight violence against women and girls in Mexico and provide them with the support they need.
Now, our global agreement that we just signed and actually started in 1997 was among the most ambitious Europe had ever concluded. And the agreement is truly global from the outset as it brought together political dialogue, cooperation, investment, and of course, trade. And today, we upgraded this broad platform, and I want to thank Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and Minister Marcelo Ebrard for their tireless work and skillful steer. And we have now this fantastic agreement that strengthened the former global agreement that we had in line with our values, our joint priorities, and the challenges we share as partners in this world.
Our modernized agreement deepens our cooperation on human rights. It reaffirms our commitment to multilateralism, to peace, and global stability. It also anchors our common dedication to equality, fairness, and the empowerment of people. It reflects our engagements under the Paris climate agreement, and for the protection of our planet. So, in sum, this agreement reflects who we are as partners. Ambitious, reliable, forward-looking, and ever committed to delivering for our people.
And this brings me to our trade commitments. The goal here is simple. We want to create even more jobs and value on both sides. With swift ratification, tariffs on virtually all Mexican agri-food exports to Europe will disappear. Imagine the opportunities. European companies, drawn by Mexico's talent and dynamism, already support more than 5 million jobs here, and there is much more to come. Mexican small and medium-sized producers will benefit greatly because this agreement promotes sustainable practices, and it protects the iconic Mexican geographical indication from Tabasco's cocoa to tequila, you just name it.
The modernized agreement now expands into areas that the original text never anticipated. From digital trade to public procurement, for Europe, the deal will make it easier for companies to invest, to provide services, and to compete for public contracts in Mexico. Of course, I also have a message for the European farmers. Mexico is a vast market of agri-food products. This agreement opens new opportunities for them. By removing tariffs, it can save EU agri-food exporters up to 100 million euros per year. And at the same time, and we also heard it in our business meeting, the health, the environment, and the food standards remain fully protected. And finally, the agreement safeguards 568 EU geographical indications from Gouda to feta, from prosciutto di Parma to Tyroler Speck, you just name it.
Dear Claudia, today we give our agreement its big wings to fly by backing it with its own investment plan. That is an agenda that is fully aligned with your plan Mexico, and it is Global Gateway on our side, the investment plan. Global Gateway is Europe's investment strategy for the world. It's mobilizing 5 billion euros, more than 100 billion pesos in Mexico. It powers the clean energy transition with 13 new solar and wind power generation projects. And clean mobility projects among them, new cable cars for Mexico City. We're also investing in big strategic sectors. The pharmaceutical industry, the digital networks, and the circular economy with our flagship project on tackling sargassum. The Global Gateway agenda is dynamic and designed to evolve. And this is why we're launching today new dialogues on energy, on health, and on digital.
Finally, I want to mention our new high-level dialogue on security and migration. In Europe and Latin America, these issues are both pressing and complex. The dialogue will allow us to address them comprehensively, from strengthening law enforcement cooperation to tackling their root causes.
Let me conclude. The EU-Mexico relationship has always been vibrant and dynamic. It is rooted not only in shared interests, but of course also in a shared culture. Thousands of Europeans found safe haven here during the wars that ravaged our continent in the last century. And I'm thinking of the legacy of artists such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, who drew inspiration from their European experience. Their spirit in many ways accompanied us throughout this visit. And of course, we share a common passion for football. That is undeniable. And European football supporters are greatly looking forward to the World Cup, which you co-host. So today, I believe we have honored that rich heritage by taking our partnership to a wholly new level. Thank you so much. And the floor is back to you.
