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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13758
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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE / Defence

‘European Peace Facility’ - EU adopts assistance measures for Jordan, DRC and Chad

On Monday 24 November, the Council of the European Union adopted a number of decisions establishing three assistance measures under the ‘European Peace Facility’ (EPF) for Jordan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad.

It adopted a third assistance measure, worth €35 million, designed to strengthen the defence capabilities of the Jordanian armed forces. Total EPF aid to Jordan amounts to €55.25 million (see EUROPE B13126A19, B13532A29). The EU will provide the Jordanian...

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INSTITUTIONAL
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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’ - EU adopts assistance measures for Jordan, DRC and Chad
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