BREXIT PUNISHMENT: Brussels to strip UK of banking and medicine agencies…(Ed. Note: The “Children” Are Sending Me “Electronic Easter Eggs” LOL…5 Hacks This Morning)
BRUSSELS bigwigs are poised to strip the UK of two important European Union agencies within the next few weeks and have also dismissed her calls for early Brexit trade talks.
By SIMON OSBORNE
Express.co.uk
Sun, Apr 16, 2017
The loss of the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) and European Banking Authority (EBA) became inevitable after Britain voted to leave the EU because both are intrinsically linked to the single market.
But the decision to move so quickly after Theresa May began divorce proceeding by invoking Article 50 is seen by many as a sign of the uncompromising position being taken by EU diplomats.
A number of capital cities are lining up to welcome both agencies and EU Council president Donald Tusk is expected to unveil the selection criteria within the next two weeks.
The EMA and EBA each employ about 1,000 people, many of them British, and provide a hub for businesses in the UK.
The EU’s chief negotiator hopes the agencies will know their new locations by June, although the process may take longer.
Cities such as Dublin, Frankfurt, Milan, Amsterdam, Paris and Stockholm all want to play host to the agencies which are considered as among the EU’s crown jewels.
It has also emerged that Britain has failed convince any of the remaining 27 member states that trade talks should get under way early.
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