Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area ('PRIMA') aims at implementing a joint programme to foster research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and common innovative solutions for improving the efficiency, safety, security and sustainability of agro-food systems and of integrated water provision and management in the Mediterranean area.

PRIMA will be jointly undertaken by a number of Member States and third countries with a high level of commitment to scientific, management and financial integration and under the same terms and conditions.

On 30 May 2017 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on an International Agreement laying down the terms and conditions for Algeria's participation in PRIMA. The negotiations started on 26 June 2017 and were successfully completed on 11 July 2017, when the draft Agreement text was initialled by the representatives of each of the future Parties. The draft Agreement attached to this proposal is in line with the negotiating directives issued by the Council.

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EUR-Lex: COM(2017)432: Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2017:432:FIN

EUR-Lex: COM(2017)431: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2017:431:FIN

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