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The European Union and Jordan will hold an investment conference in Amman on April 21, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica and Jordanian minister for international cooperation Zeina Toukan announced on Monday.
The conference will be attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the Jordan King Abdullah II, and will aim to strengthen relations between European and Jordanian companies and investors, encouraging them to meet and work together on projects that benefit both partners.
“We will be visiting a number of European capitals in the next few weeks to promote the Jordan–EU Investment Conference,” Toukan said on Monday.
Jordan is a key country for the EU economic diplomacy in the Middle East, where Brussels seeks to play bigger political role as a stabilising force after the damage wrought by the wars in Syria and Gaza.
Jordan is also one of the countries in the region with more “talent” – which for Europe means potential skilled workers.
“Jordan is a stable and competitive place to invest in a fast-changing world, and we are fully committed to this partnership”, Šuica said during her speech.
In January last year, the EU pledged €3 billion in loans and investments for the period 2025-2027, mainly dedicated to trade, energy, security and migration. Of the €3 billion, €1.4 billion will be dedicated to economic investments through EU financial instruments, and this sum will form the framework for the conference taking place in April.
East-west connections
During the press conferences, the two leaders mentioned some of the projects to be discussed. Some are new and others already under construction, with EU and other European countries as main contributors.
As an example, both Šuica and Toukan mentioned the Aqaba–Amman Water Desalination Project, which is benefiting from more than €1.5 billion mobilised by the EU and member states to shore up water security.
Other examples are the creation of the Aqaba Digital Hub and the extension of the MEDUSA submarine cable to Jordan. The latter is already set to connect Northern African countries with Cyprus, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, with the aim of increasing internet speed for North African universities by a factor of 200.
Another significant plan is the creation of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), whose first projects will be presented in the first quarter of 2026.
The IMEC project is meant to create transport networks, digital infrastructure, and logistics hubs to ensure smooth and efficient trade across regions. The corridor will likely pass through Jordan.
