Press Release: EU disburses €100 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to Jordan

On 10 February 2015, the European Commission, on behalf of the European Union (EU) disbursed €100 million in the form of loans to Jordan. This is the first tranche of the Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme to Jordan, which amounts to €180 million in total.

This assistance comes in addition to other forms of EU assistance and specifically to more than €300 million already provided to Jordan since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in order to address a need for humanitarian, development and security support.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: New strategy mobilises all EU tools and €1 billion for Syria and Iraq http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-strategy-mobilises-all-eu-tools-and-e1-billion-for-syria-and-iraq/

ESO: Background Information: EU/Jordan: €180 million Macro-Financial Assistance package signed http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-jordan-e180-million-macro-financial-assistance-package-signed/

ESO: Background Information: EU-Syria: €180 million to deal with crisis and spill-over in Lebanon and Jordan http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-syria-e180-million-to-deal-with-crisis-and-spill-over-in-lebanon-and-jordan/

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