Politics Could Get In Way Of Quick Decision On New EMA Home
Executive Summary
An early decision on the new home for the European Medicines Agency would help to minimize the level of disruption that will be involved in moving the agency from London to somewhere else in Europe when the UK leaves the EU. The EMA and the European Parliament have both called for quick resolution on this, but what you want is not always what you get.
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