Khaberni - Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan, confirmed on Monday, that Jordan is preparing to launch a new package of investment projects during this year, pointing out that outcomes will be announced at the Jordanian-European Investment Conference in the Dead Sea on April 21–22, 2026.
She asserted, during a high-level dialogue session to showcase the investment environment and advantages in Jordan at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, that this comes as part of a direction to elevate what can be offered to a higher level of partnership and benefit from the European Union within the support package announced last January.
Toukan said that the Jordanian-European relations go back many years and have evolved over the years, before being elevated last year to a strategic and comprehensive partnership.
She explained that what is being worked on falls within the outcomes of this partnership, which is based on a number of axes; including political security and economic development, alongside regional cooperation and integration, stressing that this path represents an important outlet, especially in the context of economic cooperation.
As part of the preparations for the investment conference, Toukan pointed out that Jordan and the European Union have jointly worked on building a partnership that can achieve gains for both sides, noting that one of the main axes is to highlight what is happening in Jordan, describing the Kingdom as a pillar of stability and capable of economic resilience with broad prospects.
She stressed Jordan's appreciation for the strong and long-term partnership with the European Union, noting that the signing of the strategic and comprehensive partnership a year ago was an important milestone in the relations between the two sides, and work has been done over the past year to turn it into practical steps, with key outcomes expected in the upcoming period.
Toukan stated, during her participation in Brussels, that the strategic and comprehensive partnership is supported by a package worth 3 billion euros including total financial assistance (MFA), in addition to 1.4 billion euros from financing instruments provided by the European Union, confirming that Jordan looks forward to maximizing the benefits from these tools.
Toukan noted that the visit to Brussels aims to launch the process of a joint European promotional tour in the period preceding the investment conference, and to mobilize European companies towards investing in Jordan with the support and partnership of the European Union, in addition to benefiting from the available financing tools which provide a wide range of mechanisms.
She indicated that these tools include guarantees and risk mitigation instruments, and investment grants that can be combined with financing from European financial institutions, making projects more bankable and less risky, and allowing the European private sector to benefit from them.
In a related context, Toukan said the dialogue session, supported by the European side, allowed the presentation of a number of strategic and vital projects, and what Jordan can offer based on a stable environment and competitive advantages, human resources, modern infrastructure, and an existing business system, in addition to regional connectivity and integration, expressing hope to see a group of projects come to light in the coming months.
Toukan emphasized Jordan's keenness to continue implementing what has been jointly prepared within the framework of the strategic and comprehensive partnership, and turning what was signed into tangible outcomes, considering Brussels as an important stage at the beginning of this path, alongside the upcoming visits to several European capitals in the coming weeks as part of the preparations and promotion for the Jordanian-European investment conference, aiming to achieve additional outcomes and organize a successful event with the support and presence of European partners, and benefit from the financing tools provided by the European Union.
- Suica: Jordan is one of the most stable countries in the region
For her part, European Commissioner for Mediterranean Affairs Dubravka Suica confirmed that the partnership with Jordan is not recent, pointing out that this path began in the 1980s, and that the first agreement was in 2002, within a series of agreements that have developed over the years.
She stated that the European Union is ready to enhance its presence in the Middle East, confirming that Jordan is seen as a stable and reliable country, and one of the most stable countries in the region.
Suica added that enhancing this path serves both sides, explaining that the European Union seeks to support Jordan while also supporting its interests, in light of its understanding of the burdens borne by the Kingdom, including the number of refugees and the cost incurred by Jordan due to multiple crises in the region.
She referred to the European Union's aspiration for Jordan to be as prosperous as possible, considering that supporting Jordan reflects on the stability of the region as a whole, in preparation for future developments, especially with talks about the reconstruction of Gaza and Syria, which requires Jordan to be more stable than its current situation and strengthen its elements of strength.
Suica also noted that cooperation is not limited to economic aspects only, but also includes human capital, pointing out that Jordan is not rich in oil but is rich in skills and talents, considering this an important part of the strategic partnership agreement, given Jordan's large number of engineers.
