Author (Person) | Rocha, Frederico |
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Publisher | Cardiff EDC |
Series Details | January 2018 |
Publication Date | 31/01/2018 |
Content Type | News |
Further information: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) received a request from the Italian government, and from the city of Milan, to annul the decision to move the European Medicines Agency (EMA) from London to Amsterdam after Brexit. + Commission proposes legislative amendments for the relocation of the European Medicines Agency, November 2017 The legal bid was launched following reports that the agency's new headquarters in Amsterdam were not going to be ready before Brexit, forcing the agency to be relocated into temporary facilities. Background information: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision and safety monitoring of medicines in the EU. The voting was conducted in accordance with the procedure by the European Council summit in June 2017. Milan lost a tiebreak vote, carried out by the drawing of lots, against the Dutch city in November 2017 for the right to host the EMA. + Decision on relocation of European Medicines Agency, November 2017 Several sources pointed out that the bid was connected to the electoral debate taking place in Italy ahead of a parliamentary election. + Italian parliamentary election, 4 March 2018 |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe, Italy, Netherlands |
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