A Public Consultation is being launched on the future PRIMA Partnership (PRIMA 2). The consultation is live and will remain open until 31 October 2025. It is aimed at research centres and academia, private sector, practitioners, farmer associations, agro-food and water actors, and research and policy contacts who are central to ensuring the uptake and sustainability of results.

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PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area) is currently reflecting on its future. With the support of the Horizon Europe project FUTURE4PRIMA, preparations are underway for a possible new phase — PRIMA 2.  Since 2018, PRIMA has mobilised nearly €600 million, funding over 260 cross-border projects in water, farming, food, and ecosystems. 

It has created 127 demonstration sites, generated more than 170 exploitable results, and contributed to science diplomacy and trust-building across the region. At the same time, interim evaluations by the European Commission (1st in 2022 and the 2nd ongoing, to be concluded in December 2025) have highlighted persistent systemic gaps: many results remain confined to pilots, uptake across borders is uneven, procedures are fragmented, and Southern Mediterranean actors still have limited leadership roles. PRIMA 2 is conceived to consolidate what has worked while addressing these gaps.

Your views will directly feed into the Joint Programme proposal for PRIMA 2 and the European Commission’s Impact Assessment, ahead of decisions under the next EU Framework Programme (FP10, 2028–2034).

This consultation is a crucial step in shaping PRIMA 2. It seeks input from stakeholders across the Mediterranean on priorities, barriers to innovation, governance options, and ways to ensure adoption and impact. 

The results will directly feed into the Joint Programme proposal and the European Commission’s Impact Assessment.

Thank you very much for your commitment and contribution.

Participation deadline: 31 October 2025

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