Amman, Muharram 6, 1437, Oct 19, 2015, SPA -- The EU disbursed €80 million to Jordan in the form of a loan, the second and final tranche of a €180 million Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme for the country adopted by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers on 18 December 2013. The first disbursement under this programme, amounting to €100 million, took place on 10 February 2015. This assistance comes in addition to other forms of EU support to Jordan, including constant cooperation in Jordan's reform efforts in areas of energy policy, employment and private sector development, besides €300 million that was provided to the Kingdom since the beginning of the Syrian crisis to help the country address its related humanitarian, development and security needs. --SPA 18:13 LOCAL TIME 15:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w