30/05/2017 (Agence Europe) – The Competitiveness Council which met in Brussels on Monday 29 May approved the opening of negotiations on partnership agreements in research and innovation with the countries of the southern rim of the Mediterranean (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco). These partnerships will be realised through involvement in the PRIMA programme (see EUROPE 11775). The negotiations will determine the general conditions for the participation of the afore mentioned...