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And the EMA goes to… Amsterdam!
During a General Affairs Council meeting on 20 November, the EU27 ministers decided on the new location of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), with several voting rounds that took place behind closed doors in Brussels. The selected location of the EMA is Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the EBA is Paris, France.
Commission adopts 2018 Work Programme
Following on from the announcements made in President Juncker's 2017 State of the Union Address, the European Commission adopted on 24 October 2017 its 2018 Work Programme, presenting its plans for completing the work on President Juncker's ten political priorities before the end of its mandate, as well as a series of forward-looking initiatives for the future of Europe.
Avicenna Alliance interview for ANSYS
For the Avicenna Alliance, in silico medicine is the obvious connect between the promise of big …
Avicenna Alliance at BIN@Sheffield conference
On 30th October to 1st November 2017, the Bin@Sheffield “How can digitalisation transform how we work and live?” will take place in Cutlers Hall, Sheffield, UK.
Smaller budget for Horizon 2020 in 2018?
Horizon 2020, the European Union research program, runs the risk of having a smaller budget for the coming year 2018. The Council of the European Union which represents the executive governments of the EU's member states did not accept the European Commission's budget proposal from this summer. What will this mean for the position of European research?
Brexit – what is the current status (on research)?
The primary principle of the EU27 remains that before talks on the future can begin, the negotiations on an orderly withdrawal must first make enough progress to prove that the UK is a credible negotiating partner. An orderly exit procedure for the EU concerns mainly the questions of financial settlement, citizens’ rights and the situation of Northern Ireland.
