Decision (EU) 2017/1324 on the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) jointly undertaken by several Member States

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Publication Date 18/07/2017
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Decision adopted by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament in July 2016 on participation of the EU in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA).

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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.

This initiative follows the approached adopted in the framework of a new Migration Partnership for enhanced financial collaboration with Member States and other partners. Its strategic objective is to develop common innovative solutions for water provision and food systems, needed for the Mediterranean region. The aim is to make water provision and food systems more efficient, cost-effective and sustainable. Research and innovation (R&I) is seen as able to solve bigger health, social and economic issues. It was also expected to help addressing migration challenges, in line with a Communication published by the Commission on Partnership frameworks with third countries in the context of the European Agenda on Migration.

The Commission adopted the proposal for the Decision on 18 October 2016. The European Parliament's relevant committee adopted a negotiating position on 22 March 2017. Member State ambassadors approved a general approach on behalf of the Council of the European Union on 8 March. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on the draft law was reached on 11 April. The draft decision was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 13 June and by the Council on 26 June. Final adoption took place on 4 July and the act was published in the Official Journal on 18 July.

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Commentary and Analysis
EPRS: At a Glance, June 2017: EU participation in the PRIMA partnership http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_ATA(2017)603960
EPRS: Briefing, September 2017: Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI(2016)593511

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EUR-Lex: COM(2016)662: Proposal for a Decision on the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) jointly undertaken by several Member States http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2016:662:FIN
EUR-Lex: SWD(2016)331: Executive summary of the impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2016:331:FIN
EUR-Lex: SWD(2016)332: Impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2016:332:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on partnership for research and innovation in the Mediterranean area (PRIMA): participation of the Union https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2016/0325(COD)
EP: Legislative Train: Union participation in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-industry-research-and-energy/file-partnership-for-research-and-innovation-in-the-mediterranean-area-(prima)
European Commission: Press Release, 18/10/2016: Commission proposes first research partnership in the Mediterranean to increase food and water sustainability http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3444_en.htm
European Commission: Fact Sheet, 18/10/2016: Questions & Answers: PRIMA initiative http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3472_en.htm
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 11/04/2017: EU to work with Mediterranean partners on research and innovation – informal deal with EP http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/04/11-mediterranean-partners-research-innovation/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 26/04/2017: EU-Mediterranean partnership for food and water projects: Coreper approves the ‘PRIMA’ initiative http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/04/26-prima-food-water/

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