# C_2018224EN.01019401.xml

| 27.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 224/194 |
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27.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 224/194

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P8_TA(2016)0447

Macro-financial assistance to Jordan ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 November 2016 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing further macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (COM(2016)0431 — C8-0242/2016 — 2016/0197(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2018/C 224/35)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0431), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0431),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0242/2016), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0242/2016),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted together with Decision No 778/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 providing further macro-financial assistance to Georgia (1), |
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having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament and of the Council adopted together with Decision No 778/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 providing further macro-financial assistance to Georgia (1),

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| — | having regard to the letter from the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the letter from the Committee on Budgets, |
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having regard to the letter from the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the letter from the Committee on Budgets,

| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 4 November 2016 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 4 November 2016 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A8-0296/2016), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade (A8-0296/2016),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

| 2. | Approves the joint statement by Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed to this resolution; |
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Approves the joint statement by Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed to this resolution;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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(1)  OJ L 218, 14.8.2013, p. 15.

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P8_TC1-COD(2016)0197

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 24 November 2016 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2016/... of the European Parliament and of the Council providing further macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision (EU) 2016/2371.)

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ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Joint Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission

In light of the fiscal challenges and extraordinary circumstances Jordan faces as a result of hosting more than 1,3 million Syrians, the Commission will in 2017, if appropriate, submit a new proposal for extending and increasing MFA to Jordan, upon the successful conclusion of the second MFA and provided that the usual preconditions for this type of assistance, including an updated assessment by the Commission of Jordan's external financing needs, are met. This critical assistance for Jordan would help the country maintain macroeconomic stability while also preserving development gains and continuing with the country’s reform agenda.

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