The EU and Jordan marked a key milestone in their relationship with a first-ever bilateral summit, reviewing implementation of the EU-Jordan Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership (SCP) signed a year ago.
At the summit in Amman, the leaders, including King Abdullah II of Jordan, took stock of the implementation of the EU-Jordan Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership (SCP) signed one year ago and set priorities for the future, including a high-level EU-Jordan Investment Conference scheduled for April 2026.
The Summit reaffirmed EU commitment to Jordan as a key strategic partner for stability, prosperity and cooperation in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
The partnership is underpinned by a €3 billion EU financial and investment package for Jordan for the period 2025–2027, comprising €640 million in grants, around €1.4 billion in additional investments, and €1 billion in concessional loans through macro-financial assistance.
The Commission president Ursula von der Leyen affirmed that the EU–Jordan partnership is stronger than ever: “Today’s first EU–Jordan Summit marks the anniversary of our Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership and the concrete milestones we have delivered together since. From deeper political cooperation and strengthened security dialogue to reforms, investments and opportunities for both citizens and businesses. We are turning commitments into action for stability, resilience and shared prosperity.”
Over its first year, the SCP resulted in concrete deliverables across its five pillars: I) political relations and regional cooperation, II) security and defence, III) economic resilience, trade and investment, IV) human capital including education and skills, and V) migration, protection and support to refugees.
The leaders strengthened political ties by deepening discussions and working together to support regional stability. Security and defence cooperation advanced with the new EU support under the European Peace Facility and progress on integrated border management.
On the economic front, the EU supported Jordan’s reform agenda and economic resilience.
In September 2025, the EU adopted and rolled out a Macro-Financial Assistance programme worth €500 million. An additional Macro-Financial Assistance programme will be adopted in 2026, for another €500 million. This programme will include budget support disbursements, and accelerated investment mobilisation, including for the green transition, water, energy and digital connectivity.
The EU and Jordan have also deepened cooperation on people-to-people through education, skills, research and youth mobility programmes, including the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) programme.
Joint statement of the Jordan-EU summit 2026
