On Tuesday 11 April at the end of a single inter-institutional session, the Maltese Presidency struck a political agreement with European Parliament representatives on the participation of the EU in the first research partnership in the Mediterranean region (PRIMA).
The PRIMA partnership has been earmarked for a Community contribution of €200 million from the “Horizon 2020” framework programme. As from 2018, it seeks to develop innovative solutions for sustainable water provision and...