The EMA building
The relocation of the European Medicines Agency from London to Amsterdam is not going to be without trouble

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A lot can go wrong when you’re moving house. With just over a year before Brexit – the UK’s formal split from the European Union – the European Medicines Agency is preparing to quit London for a new base. It is not shaping up to be a smooth process, and that’s a problem for everyone in Europe, including those in the UK.

In November, Amsterdam won a competitive process to host the agency, one of the EU’s most …

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