Brexit: UK Could Be Asked To Foot EMA Relocation Bill; Bidding Criteria Drafted
Executive Summary
The European Commission has produced draft Brexit negotiating directives in which it suggests that the UK should bear the cost of moving the European Medicines Agency from London to elsewhere in the EU. Meanwhile, the criteria for choosing a new host country for the EMA are expected to be discussed at a meeting of heads of state at the end of April.
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