Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström, her counterpart at Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Johannes Hahn and Jordanian Industry Minister Yarub Qudah, visiting Brussels on Wednesday 3 May, expressed their optimism as to the benefits for the Jordanian economy accruing from the easing of EU rules of origin for Jordanian exports. The change will bring benefits to both Jordanians and the hundreds of thousands of refugees, mainly Syrians, in the country.
“The compact aims to support economic...