MEPs Approve EMA Move To Amsterdam, But Insist Deadlines Must Be Met
Executive Summary
An EU parliamentary committee has OKd the EMA’s move to Amsterdam, but with caveats. MEPs are unhappy with the way the agency’s new home was decided and have called for changes to the procedure used to choose EU agency locations in future.
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