The European Union’s new “Global Gateway” strategy - which is designed to deliver investment in sustainable, high quality projects in infrastructure and other linkages - affords new opportunities for Bangladesh-EU relations, said the EU envoys stationed in Dhaka. There is much potential for increased investment by European businesses, particularly if the business climate can be further improved, according to a joint article written by the envoys to mark Europe Day and commemorate the vision of the then French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, who presented in 1950 a far-sighted blueprint to prevent war from happening again. Read: US business delegation in Bangladesh to explore opportunities At present, the European Union (EU) counts 27 Member States and 450 million citizens within its borders. Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the EU to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley, Danish Ambassador Winnie Estrup Petersen, Chargé d'Affaires at the French Embassy Guillaume Audren de Kerdrel, German Ambassador Achim Troster, Italian Ambassador Enrico Nunziata, Dutch Ambassador Anne van Leeuwen, Spanish Ambassador Francisco de Asís Benítez Salas and Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Berg von Linde jointly wrote the article.