Poland wants to host two London-based EU agencies

Poland has submitted a bid to move to Warsaw the seat of the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). “The application for the location of the offices of the EBA and EMA in Poland was approved by the Council of Ministers on July 28, 2017. The offer fills out all the detailed criteria approved by the European Council,” the ministry of finance said. Both agencies are currently based in London, from where they will have to be relocated after the UK leaves the EU in 2019. Following the submission of tenders by the Member States, the European Commission will analyze them and submit their evaluations by the end of September. The decision on the location of the two agencies will be taken by the vote of the EU Member States (excluding the UK) on November 20.