Source: European Commission Press Release
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27 March 2026 | The European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed an agreement extending Morocco’s participation in PRIMA, the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area, for the 2025–2027 phase, with Morocco contributing €6.6 million over this period.
Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research, and Innovation, said:
“Morocco has been a committed and active partner in PRIMA from the very beginning, with its researchers playing a key role across projects in the Mediterranean. With this agreement, we will step up our cooperation to tackle shared challenges from water and agriculture to food systems and climate resilience.”
The agreement was signed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Morocco to the European Union Mr Ahmed Réda Chami and by Director-General Marc Lemaître on behalf of the European Commission, in the presence of Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva and H.E. Mr Azzedine El Midaoui, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of the Kingdom of Morocco.
The signature was preceded by a bilateral meeting between the Commissioner and the Minister to discuss EU–Morocco cooperation in research and innovation.
Photo Courtesy: LinkedIn, Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner Startups, Research and Innovation at European Commission, ©European Commission
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Morocco to the European Union Mr Ahmed Réda Chami, H.E. Mr Azzedine El Midaoui, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of the Kingdom of Morocco, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva and Director-General Marc Lemaître on behalf of the European Commission.
