El 13 de Junio de 2017 el Parlamento Europeo aprobó la creación de PRIMA-Partnership on Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Areaa new initiative in research and innovation in the mediterranean area to develop the necessary solutions for a more sustainable management of water systems, agriculture and food chain. Through r & D projects in cooperation, aims to develop research and innovation capacities and developing knowledge and innovative solutions for agri-food systems and water networks in the mediterranean area to make them sustainable, in line with the objectives of Sustainable Development of the agenda of the UN 2030 (SDGs).

The PREMIUM account Programme up to date:19 countriescommitted to the initiative:

• Algeria, jordan, lebanon, Egypt, croatia, cyprus, france, morocco, germany, greece, Israel, italy, luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, slovenia, spain, tunisia and turkeyformally have become in participating states of Premium.

The sdmx website:http://prima-med.org/it has already been published the annual work Plan 2024 (AWP 2024), as well as thereference documentsfor the preparation of proposals.

The process of convening consists of two phases, and of a centralized evaluation by the foundation PRIMA. The total estimated budget for section 1 is 27,9M €(from the eu) and under section 2 is £32M (from).

The invitations 2024 require consortiaat least 4 partners(independent legal entities) to carry out the following requirements:

• Based on at least3 countriesdifferent.
• Two (2) of them must be inMPC(Mediterranean Partner Country): algeria, egypt, jordan, Israel, lebanon, morocco, tunisia and turkey. Both can be at the same MPC or different.
• At least one country member of the european Union (and PREMIUM): Croatia, cyprus, france, germany, greece, italy, luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, spain and Slovenia.

Again in 2024 the CDTI, E.P.E. will take an active role in sections 1, 2 and 3 of the AWP:

SECTION 1

Actions and activities (research and innovation (RIA), and Innovation (AI), as defined in annexes general H2020) organized, administered and financed by thePREMIUM foundationThere are 4 thematic Areas (each with a topic or line of inquiry, two in the case of NEXUS) under section 1 and its provisional application will be in two stages:

1: Stage

• Deadline for submission Stage 1: 2-abril-2024.
• Results of the assessment of phase 1: 27-junio-2024 available.

Stage 2: (only available for the proposals selected in step 1)

• Deadline for submission Stage 2: 24-septiembre-2024.
• Results of the evaluation of phase 2: 2-diciembre-2024 available.

National contact point in the CDTI 1: section

The centre for technological development and innovation (CDTI) provides advice in the preparation of proposals, although in section 1 funding comes from the european commission.

Marta Conde Vidal
Direction of European Programmes and space Technology - H2020 Returns
marta.conde@cdti.es
(+ 34) 91 581 55 62

SECTION 2

Actividades (Actividades de investigación e innovación (RIA) based on national standards) selected from calls for proposals open and competitive corporations, organized by the foundation grant and funded by national financing of the participating countries. In spain in this section are two agencies funding partners: the state agency for research financed and investigative agenciesthe CDTI may finance business entities with the conditions of r & D projects International technology cooperation.

The firms wishing to obtain financing of CDTI for your project, submit their requests through the electronic site CDTI, in addition to send to the foundation Premium.

In section 2, there is only a single call that covers three thematic areas with 3 topics or lines of research and the procedure of provisional application will also be in two stages:

1: Stage

• Deadline for submission Stage 1: 4-abril-2024.
• Deadline for submitting applications in the CDTI *: 12 april 2024
• Results of the assessment of phase 1: 1-julio-2024 available.

Stage 2: (only for the proposals selected in step 1):

• Deadline for submission Stage 2: 26-septiembre-2024 (both in PREMIUM and CDTI).
• Results of the evaluation of phase 2: 13-diciembre-2024 available.

* IMPORTANT: Those spanish companies that participate in section 2 PREMIUM must submit, in addition to its international application on the web PREMIUM, a request for Cooperation project in the International TechnologyElectronic site CDTI(so-called PRI) if the CDTI can determine your eligibility for funding. In addition to that request, will be necessary to attach the documentation submitted to the Secretariat In the international application. In order to meet the eligibility of schedule, this request, in theElectronic site CDTI,together with the required documentation,should be submitted to the 12 april 2024.

National contact point in the CDTI 2: section

José Manuel Durán
Department of Foreign Technology Action
josemanuel.duran@cdti.es
(+ 212) 666 172 151

Francisco Sánchez
Department of Foreign Technology Action
francisco.sanchez@cdti.es
(+ 34) 91 581 04 89

National contact point in the state investigation agency (AEI) of section 2:

Justyna Chojnacka
prima@aei.gob.es
(+ 34) 91 603 87 28

SECTION 3

During the year 2024, CDTI has contributed to the PSIAs (Participating States Initiated Activities) of 220 PRIMA financing r & D projects in line with the thematic areas of the initiative, in the amount paid €27.577.695,70. The above activities are reflected in the Annual Work Plan 2024 foundation PRIMA under heading ES-2024-1.