The European Union (EU) Tuesday held an inclusive debate around the Union’s Joint Communication on the Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood.
The debate is focused on exploring more in-depth bilateral dynamics of the New Agenda for the Mediterranean.
In a country event organised by the West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Institute, the EU reiterated its commitment to strengthening its strategic relationship with Jordan.
The event is part of the “EuroMeSCo: Connecting the Dots” project co-funded by the EU and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed). It offered a platform for discussion on relevant issues of the Joint Communication.
It involved representatives of think tanks, institutions, the government, civil society organisations, and business community representatives, as well as EU officials.
EU Ambassador to Jordan Maria Hadjitheodosiou emphasised the renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood responds to the emerging regional challenges and proposes solutions. The most relevant challenges were climate change and immigration.
The main pillars of the Joint Communication, she noted, are human development and good governance; resilience, prosperity and digital transition; peace and security; immigration and mobility; and a green transition, in line with the EU Green Deal.
“Along the lines of this Joint Communication, the EU intends to maintain the strong and broad partnership that it has entertained with Jordan so far: contributing to creating growth and jobs, investing in inclusive human development and capital and sustaining good governance with the broad objective of contributing to the prosperity and stability of the region.
“Among these three main priorities, we want today to shed more light on two specific areas, considering their importance for the development of Jordan at this point and the expertise that the EU can provide: green growth and social protection,” noted the Ambassador.
WANA Institute Programme Director Shereen Shaheen clarified that the EuroMeSCo, which is a Euro-Mediterranean network of 104 think tanks and research institutes from 29 different Euro-Mediterranean countries, is implementing the Connecting the Dots project to contribute to inclusive and evidence-based policymaking.
Source: Jordan News Agency