Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

On 13 November 2017 the Council approved a Decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for its participation in Union crisis management operations, pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), on the basis of the text of the draft Framework Participation Agreement approved by the Council on 23 February 2004, to be updated as required in the light of subsequent agreed changes.

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy subsequently negotiated the Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in European Union crisis management operations (the ‘Agreement’).

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: