AMMAN — On Monday, the Ministry of Planning and
International Cooperation signed two cooperation agreements worth 60 million
euros to support the water and sanitation sector, provided by the German
government and the European Union (EU).
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According to a statement from the ministry,
the agreements included a grant from the EU worth 10 million euros to
contribute to the project of improving energy efficiency through generating
electricity from biogas in sewage treatment plants, supporting the water sector
through the German Development Bank (KFW). Also included was a
concessional loan worth 50 million euros provided by the German government
through the FKW to finance the project of environmentally friendly sewage
sludge disposal and climate, Al-Ghad reported.
Toukan explained that the project aims to
increase energy efficiency in sewage treatment plants, contributing to
improving the cost recovery rate for the water sector and climate protection.
This will be achieved through the expansion and modernization of sewage
treatment plants in south Amman and west Jerash.
She expressed profound appreciation for the
German government and the EU for the developmental and humanitarian assistance
provided to Jordan.
Meanwhile, the German Parliamentary State
Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
Niels Annen and the EU Ambassador to Jordan Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavvas
highlighted Jordan's pivotal role and its developmental, humanitarian, and
reform efforts, reaffirming the EU and Germany's commitment to supporting
Jordan in those endeavors.
Notably, a bilateral meeting was held with the
German State Minister and the accompanying delegation to discuss the
possibility of contributing to funding the government's priorities for the next
phase within the executive program of the Economic Modernization Vision
(EMV) for 2023-2025 and the roadmap for
public sector reform through German developmental assistance allocated to
Jordan for the next phase.
Discussions also addressed challenges related
to financing the priorities of the Jordanian response plan to the Syrian
crisis, aimed at sustaining services provided to Syrian refugees in camps and
host communities.
Touqan emphasized the importance of continuing
support to enable Jordan to confront these challenges. This meeting laid the
groundwork for the official Jordanian-German negotiations on the Development
Cooperation Program for the years 2024/2025, which will be held at the
beginning of May.
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