Suspense Continues Over Formal EMA Hosting Criteria, October Decision On New Home Likely
Executive Summary
The criteria for cities wanting to host the European Medicines Agency post Brexit should be formally agreed in June and the agency’s new location could be decided in October. There are concerns that, if the decision is left any longer, it will be hard for the EMA to move in the time remaining before the UK leaves the EU.
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