Portugal Becomes EMA’s Latest Suitor As Agency Cost Pressures Grow
Executive Summary
Portuguese officials are visiting the European Medicines Agency to tout the merits of Lisbon as its future home, but the financial pressures of Brexit are becoming clearer after the EMA management board said it could no longer set aside a special provision to cover the relocation costs.
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