On Monday 17 October, the foreign affairs ministers of the member states of the EU agreed on the next steps regarding the priorities for the partnerships and compacts with Jordan, for 2016-2018, and Lebanon, for 2016-2020, the Council has announced in a press statement. These priorities and compacts will be adopted at the EU-Jordan and EU-Lebanon association councils to be held before the end of the year. According to a European source, the councils are expected to be held in November.
The...