Bids For EMA Show East-West Split Over Principle of Fair Spread Of Agencies
Executive Summary
Some countries in eastern Europe say that they should host the European Medicines Agency in order to respect the criterion of “geographical spread.” But many in western Europe say this principle should apply only to new agencies and that the criterion of business continuity at the EMA should take precedence.
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