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Today, the European Commission disbursed €150 million in Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This marks the second disbursement under the EU's fourth MFA programme to Jordan, worth a total of €500 million approved by the European Parliament and the Council...

The European Union strongly condemns the latest Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, which targeted civilian and economic infrastructure in the south of the country and injured 73 civilians, including women and children.

L’Union européenne a pris acte avec préoccupation des verdicts confirmés par la Cour de cassation tunisienne le 3 septembre dans le procès dit du « complot contre la sûreté de l’État », qui a conduit à de longues peines de prison pour des dizaines de personnalités politiques...

The European Union is alarmed by the latest military escalation in the Middle East. We strongly condemn the latest wave of Iranian attacks against Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Cairo, 3 September 2026 – Today Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and ALEXBANK, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, signed a €21 million portfolio guarantee (covering a lending production plafond of €30 million) as part of the TERRA ...

The Israeli Government’s publication of a tender for the construction of over 1,200 housing units under the E1 settlement project fundamentally harms the prospect of the two-State solution.

Today, the 20th edition of the Mediterranean games kickstarts in Taranto (Italy) in the presence of the Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto.

The situation in the West Bank village of Qusra with families trapped inside their homes for over a week due to settler violence lays bare a trend of increased violence by extremist settlers, which the EU has consistently condemned.

On 23 July, the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG MENA), in collaboration with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), brought together civil society representatives in Brussels for a new round of consultations on the...

Today, the European Commission is convening the second meeting of the Palestine Donor Group (PDG), co-chaired by Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica and Palestinian Authority's (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.

Yesterday, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani...

Today, the European Commission and 15 partners launch the “Team Gaza Initiative” (TGI) at the Palestine Donor Group meeting in Brussels, with an initial amount of €883.6 million to support the implementation of ongoing and planned early recovery projects for the people of Gaza.

Tomorrow and Sunday, Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica will be in Cairo, Egypt, to participate in the 10th Speakers' Summit of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM).

The European Union regrets the executions of 6 individuals on 21 June 2026. Since 2017, Jordan had upheld a de facto moratorium on executions and capital punishment.

Today and tomorrow, Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, will meet with Israeli authorities and the Palestinian Authority to reiterate the EU's support for peace and stability in the Middle East.
In Jerusalem, she will meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister...

On World Refugee Day, we will recognise the strength and resilience of the more than 117 million people displaced globally.

The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the European Union are pleased to announce that the Jordan-EU Investment Conference 2026, will be held under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and with the participation of Her Excellency Ursula von der Leyen...

Tomorrow, Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica, together with Marilena Raouna, Cyprus' Deputy Minister for European Affairs, will engage in a discussion with 30 young leaders from the Southern Mediterranean.

The partnership will modernise the national electricity network and accelerate renewable-energy integration in the context of the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED), a flagship initiative of the Pact for the Mediterranean...