Abstract
This paper examines why Mexico is becoming a strategic institutional and operational platform for European companies expanding into North America. The analysis focuses on three core dimensions: Mexico’s role as a nearshoring platform, the regional governance and infrastructure differences that shape investment risk, and the dual compliance environment created by the EU-Mexico framework and USMCA requirements. It also identifies four priority sectors, energy, water, healthcare, and automotive/e-mobility, and proposes a practical roadmap for scaling investment with stronger financial and regulatory resilience.