AMMAN — The
European Commission on Tuesday
disbursed €250 million in macro-financial assistance to Jordan as part of the
€3 billion emergency MFA package for ten enlargement and neighborhood partners and Jordan’s €500 million third MFA program. “The
first €250 million disbursement to Jordan under these two MFA programmes took
place in November 2020,” according to a recent EU Commission statement.
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Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni
contended that Tuesday’s €250 million disbursement
to Jordan is a “testament to the European Union’s ongoing solidarity with the
Jordanian people. These funds, released following the fulfilment of the agreed
policy commitments, will help the Jordanian economy to emerge from the shock
caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic.”
Sharing Gentiloni’s sentiment, Maria Hadjitheodosiou,
EU Ambassador to Jordan, stressed that “the second MFA disbursement reflects
the EU's determination to stand by Jordan in these challenging times, adding
that the “EU is proud to support the reform agenda pursued by the Jordanian government”
and that the reforms will aid the Kingdom in fostering “strong and sustainable
economic growth for the benefit of all Jordanian citizens."
According to the statement, by taking measures to
improve finance management, accountability in the water sector, measures to
increase labor market participation, and measures to strengthen good
governance, Jordan has “fulfilled the policy
conditions agreed with the EU for the release of the €250 million disbursement” under the COVID-19 MFA program and the MFA-III
program.
Jordan also continues to “satisfy the
pre-conditions for the granting of MFA as regards to the respect of human
rights and effective democratic mechanisms,” the statement said.
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