The Dutch government on Friday
signed a contract to build a new permanent location for the
European Medicines Agency (EMA), whose assignation to Amsterdam
Italy and Milan are challenging.
Deputy Interior Minister Raymond Knops signed the contract
giving the Dura Vermeer company the 255-million-contract to
complete the building by mid-November 2019 and maintain it for
20 years, sources said.
Italy's appeal to try to get the EMA back for Milan is based
on the fact that the temporary location for the agency is
allegedly not ready.
The EMA was assigned to Amsterdam in a tie-break lottery in
November after the Dutch and Italian cities finished level in a
vote by EU ministers.
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