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London looses European Banking Authority to Paris and European Medical Agency to Amsterdam

Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 09:55 UTC
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Paris was picked after lots were drawn when three rounds of voting failed to produce a winner. EMA and the EBA currently employ 1,000 people in London. Paris was picked after lots were drawn when three rounds of voting failed to produce a winner. EMA and the EBA currently employ 1,000 people in London.
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the win for Paris was “a recognition of France's attractiveness and European commitment”. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the win for Paris was “a recognition of France's attractiveness and European commitment”.
Commenting on the decision to award the EMA to Amsterdam, Italy's Europe Minister Sandro Gozi said: “It's like losing a final on penalties.” Commenting on the decision to award the EMA to Amsterdam, Italy's Europe Minister Sandro Gozi said: “It's like losing a final on penalties.”

Paris has won a battle to host the European Banking Authority (EBA), which will relocate from London after the UK leaves the European Union. The French capital's victory follows a win earlier for Amsterdam, which will host the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA).

 Paris was picked after lots were drawn when three rounds of voting failed to produce a winner. The EMA and the EBA currently employ about 1,000 people in London.

French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the win for Paris was “a recognition of France's attractiveness and European commitment”.

Ministers from the 27 EU countries remaining in the bloc after the UK departs in 2019 took part in a secret ballot to pick the victors. Some 16 cities bid for the EMA, while eight wanted to host the EBA - Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Paris, Prague, Luxembourg City, Vienna and Warsaw.

The final vote pitched Paris against Dublin. Frankfurt, which is home to the European Central Bank, lost out early in the voting.

The EMA is the more alluring of the two bodies, as it promises to make its new host into a hub for Europe's medical industry. Commenting on the decision to award the EMA to Amsterdam, Italy's Europe Minister Sandro Gozi said: “It's like losing a final on penalties.”

Steve Bates, chief executive of the UK's BioIndustry Association, said: “Businesses now need certainty. The best way to do this is by an early agreement to a transition timeframe and continued close regulatory cooperation.

”We must now ensure Brexit does not disrupt the safe supply of vital medicines to tens of millions of families in the EU 27 and the UK.”

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  • Jolene

    The question is why is this piece appearing in Mercopenguin, a British government propaganda organ supposedly devoted to America, South America and the “South Atlantic”?

    Nov 22nd, 2017 - 04:09 am 0
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