The European Union and Lebanon adopted a Compact in 2016 to guide their efforts to improve the living conditions of both Syrian refugees in Lebanon and vulnerable host communities.
OBJECTIVES OF THE EU-LEBANON COMPACT -to strengthen mutual cooperation between Lebanon and the EU over the period 2016-2020 -to support the stabilization of the country to provide an appropriate and safe environment for refugees and displaced persons from Syria, including their residency status, and a beneficial environment for vulnerable host communities; -to increase the resilience of the Lebanese national economy, infrastructures and -to invest into job-creating projects to allow needs, including humanitarian needs, to be addressed in an effective, dignified and fair manner