Jordan will present more than 40 investment opportunities worth over $15 billion at a Nov. 19 European Union conference, while separate Syria talks put regional recovery support on the agenda.
The meetings give the EU two distinct economic channels in the region: investor outreach in Jordan and coordination around Syria's recovery. The Jordan conference will take place at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre, with sector events scheduled for Nov. 18. Its five pillars are technology, the future of energy, high-value industries, logistics and infrastructure, and water security.
Jordan's Ministry of Investment aims to attract more than 700 leaders, investors and decision-makers. The ministry says the portfolio's combined potential value exceeds $15 billion; that figure does not represent secured financing or investment commitments. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to participate, the Commission says.
The National reported Nov. 15 that European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica described interest from “60, 70 or even more” European companies. That reported interest does not confirm conference attendance or investment pledges. The National also reported that Šuica linked the EU's focus on Jordan to employment, skills development and access to lower-cost renewable energy.
The EU–Jordan Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership is backed by a roughly €3 billion package for 2025–2027. It includes €640 million in grants, around €1.4 billion in additional investment through EU financial instruments and €1 billion in concessional loans. The European Commission launched its T-MED Investment Platform on Oct. 26, with capacity for up to €4.5 billion in EU guarantees. The Commission says the guarantees are meant to make renewable-energy and clean-technology investments across the Mediterranean more attractive to private investors.
In Damascus, the Partnership Coordination Forum is scheduled to address funding and technical gaps, project preparation, banking modernization, access to finance, regulatory clarity and small-business support, Syria's state news agency SANA reported. SANA says the forum will align partners' recovery efforts but will not itself finance or implement projects. Its first meeting took place in Brussels in May 2026, and participants are due to review a proposed governance structure.
Separately, the European Commission announced a support package of around €620 million for Syria for 2026–2027, covering humanitarian aid, early recovery and bilateral support. The Damascus forum is set for Tuesday, Nov. 17, ahead of the Jordan–EU conference on Thursday, Nov. 19.
