Considerations on JOIN(2016)41 - EU position within the Association Council EU-Jordan with regard to the adoption of EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities and annexed Compact

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dossier JOIN(2016)41 - EU position within the Association Council EU-Jordan with regard to the adoption of EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities and ...
document JOIN(2016)41 EN
date October 17, 2016
 
table>(1)The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (1) (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 24 November 1997 and entered into force on 1 May 2002.
(2)A Joint Communication by the High Representative and by the European Commission of 18 November 2015 on the Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy has been welcomed by the Council Conclusions of 14 December 2015, where, inter alia, the Council confirmed the intention to start a new phase of engagement with partners in 2016 which could lead to the setting of new partnership priorities, where appropriate, focused on agreed priorities and interests.

(3)The shared goal of the Union and Jordan for a common area of peace, prosperity and stability necessitates working together, particularly through co-ownership and differentiation, and taking account of Jordan's key role in the region.

(4)While addressing the most urgent challenges, the Union and Jordan continue to pursue the core objectives of their long-term partnership and to enhance the stability and resilience of the country and the region as well as sustained and knowledge-based economic growth and social development in accordance with the rule of law and based on democratic governance.

(5)The position of the Union within the Association Council set up by the Agreement should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,