Spain Woos EMA Staff With Offer of Free Spanish Lessons
Executive Summary
Spanish bid for the European Medicines Agency post Brexit gets serious as delegation visits agency HQ in London to promote the “strong credentials” of Barcelona. Free Spanish lessons for staff will be on offer if the Catalan city is declared winner later this year.
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