EU/Algeria Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for participation of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

The European Parliament adopted by 596 votes to 30, with 19 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA).

In line with the recommendation made by its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.

As a reminder, the strategic objective of PRIMA is to build research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and common innovative solutions for agro-food systems in order to make them sustainable, as well as for an integrated water supply and management in the Mediterranean area.