Italy and Spain lead the fight to conquer UK-based EU agencies

In the aftermath of the referendum on the United Kingdom's EU membership, Italy and Spain led the race to gain the rightto host influential EU agencies located in Britain - the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

ESO: Background information: The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in the EU Institutions and other EU Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-in-the-eu-institutions-and-other-eu-member-states/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

EurActiv, 26.10.16: Ireland bids to host EU bank regulator after Brexit http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/ireland-bids-to-host-eu-bank-regulator-after-brexit/

EurActiv, 23.03.17: Romania looks to poach EU medicines agency from UK http://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/romania-looks-to-poach-eu-medicines-agency-from-uk/

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