‘Virtually Bribery And Corruption Free’ Denmark With Its Clean Canals Says ‘Give Us EMA’
Executive Summary
The UK is on track to start formal EU exit negotiations in March, Denmark has announced its official candidacy to host the European Medicines Agency post-Brexit, and details are emerging on the campaigns that other contenders for the EMA, such as Ireland and Italy, are waging.
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