page_title: Jordan–European Union relations
section_title: Agreements
hierarchical_section_title: Jordan–European Union relations / Agreements
caption_attribution_description: English: “Peace-making is the harder but higher path,” said King Abdullah II of Jordan addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg today. https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-182659
context_page_description: Jordan–European Union relations are the relations between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan which is outlined by a number of agreements and close co-operation. The EU is also Jordan's main trading partner.
context_section_description: Jordan's relations with the EU are within an action plan and association agreement as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Jordan is also a member of the EU's Union for the Mediterranean. The EU's Association Agreement with Jordan was signed on 24 November 1997. It entered into force on 1 May 2002, replacing the Co-operation Agreement of 1977. The agreement will progressively establish a free trade area between the EU and Jordan over 12 years, in conformity with WTO rules.
  In November 2008, during the first meeting of the EU-Jordan Association Council in Brussels, Jordan submitted a request for an “advanced status”, under which the Kingdom would be considered more than an EU partner.  EU officials said they are holding ongoing meetings at the ministerial level in order to assess Jordan’s progress on certain criteria to receive the distinction, under which the Kingdom will be eligible for socio-economic programmes previously restricted to EU members.
  “This will be important, not only for Jordan but also for the EU countries. Once this step is taken, Jordan will be eligible to participate in programmes that used to be exclusive to EU member states,” Patrick Renauld, head of the European Commission (EC) Delegation in Jordan, said during a lunch with media representatives on Tuesday.
  “The aim is not only to create more durable links between us, but also to start a deeper dialogue to implement joint policies, particularly in priority sectors in Jordan and the EU, especially in the energy, water and transport sectors,” Renauld said.
  The European Union (EU) is expected to approve the Kingdom’s request for advanced status relations with EU member states by 2011, according to EU officials.
  On October 26, Jordan and the European Union agreed the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan, under which the Kingdom enters into an “advanced status” partnership with the supranational institution.
caption: Jordanian King Abdullah II with President of the European Parliament David Sassoli in 2020
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