Decision (EU) 2019/28 on the position to be taken as regards the two-year extension of EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities

Summary:

On 28 November 2018 the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented a joint proposal for a Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the Union concerning the extension of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities. The Council of the European Union adopted the Decision on 10 December.

Further information:

The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, entered into force in 2002. The Agreement forms the legal basis for the bilateral relations between the EU and Jordan.

The Association Council established by the Agreement is to adopt a decision concerning the extension of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities 2016-2018 until the end of 2020.

Background:

In December 2016, the EU and Jordan agreed on Partnership Priorities to guide the partnership for the period 2016-2018, with a review foreseen by the end of 2018 to look into extending them for another two years in view of political, security and economic developments. Since then, both parties have continued to build on their strong and solid partnership and, following a review of the Partnership Priorities, they have agreed on their continued validity as a guiding document to further consolidate the partnership.

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EUR-Lex: JOIN(2018)35: Joint Proposal on the position to be taken as regards the two-year extension of EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=JOIN:2018:035:FIN

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