Central

Central government is responsible for:
European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)

• For the period 2014-2017, EU's assistance to Jordan may range between a minimum allocation of €312 million and a maximum allocation of €382 million. These figures are indicative: final allocations will depend on the country’s needs and commitment to reforms.
• For 2014 – 2017 EU's bilateral assistance to Jordan under the ENI will focus on three priority sectors:
  o Reinforcing the rule of law for enhanced accountability and equity in public delivery
  o Employment and private sector development
  o Renewable energy and energy efficiency
• Complementary support for capacity development and civil society can also be provided also outside these priority sectors. Key objectives, results and indicative financial allocations are outlined in the Single Support Framework 2014-17.

The Syrian Refugee Crisis[1]

Jordan has been severely affected by the Syrian crisis at the political, economic and social level since its outbreak in 2011, with over 630,000 refugees currently living in Jordanian territory. As a consequence, Jordan has benefited from significant additional EU allocations to help the country deal with the burden imposed by the Syrian conflict.

For Jordan, the Commission’s total funding in response to the Syrian crisis amounts to €574 million addressing both refugees and host communities’ needs. This support package includes notably €251 million of humanitarian aid and €170 million of development assistance from the ENI, as well as €118 million from the EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis, the ‘Madad fund’, which targets Syria and its affected neighbouring countries.

Most of the ENI funds will be used to defray the cost of providing education for Syrian refugee children in Jordanian public schools and studying opportunities for University students.
Finally, the European Commission adopted and fully disbursed a Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package of €180 million. A second Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) operation for Jordan of €200 million was proposed on 29 June 2016.

Local

Other than cooperation with NGOs in their areas of responsibility, no competencies identified at the local level.
 
[1] Extracted from http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/neighbourhood/countries/jordan/index_en.htm ​

Sources: European Commission Website, EU Neighbourhood Policy