(1)

Decision (EU) 2017/1324 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) established the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) under Horizon 2020 – Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2) for a period until 31 December 2028.

(2)

Jordan is one of 19 Participating States in PRIMA, having concluded an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation, which set out the terms and conditions for its participation in PRIMA (3) (‘the PRIMA Agreement’). The PRIMA Agreement is to remain in force for as long as Decision (EU) 2017/1324 is in force.

(3)

Decision (EU) 2024/1167 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) extended PRIMA’s overall duration until 31 December 2031 and provides for Jordan to continue be a Participating State in PRIMA under Horizon 2020. Moreover, that Decision provides for Jordan to be considered a Participating State for the purposes of its participation in the activities of PRIMA under Horizon Europe (5) subject to the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending and supplementing the existing international agreement for scientific and technological cooperation with the Union and setting out the new terms and conditions of the participation of Jordan in PRIMA.

(4)

Since Jordan has expressed its interest in continuing to be a Participating State for the purposes of the activities of PRIMA under Horizon Europe, it should formally accept the updated terms and conditions.

(5)

To that end, on 9 November 2023, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/2621 (6), which authorised the Commission to negotiate an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending and supplementing the PRIMA Agreement, which sets out the terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the PRIMA under Horizon Europe.

(6)

Those negotiations were finalised on 15 February 2024, and in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2024/2875 (7), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending and supplementing the agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA), was signed on behalf of the Union on 7 July 2025, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(7)

The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union.

(8)

In accordance with the Treaties, the Commission should make the notification provided for in the Agreement,