European Medicines Agency

Romanian Minister of Health, Florian Bodog, the Minister-Delegate for European Affairs, Victor Negrescu and the President of the National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (NAMMD), Nicolae Fotin will be in London, today, for discussions at the Headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), in reference to the Agency’s relocation.

This visit comes right after the Romanian Government has finalized its application for the resettlement of this institution in Bucharest.

Prime Minister Mihai Tudose said that the relocation of such a European agency in Romania would help increase Romania's role and visibility as a EU Member State, and this opportunity should be seized.

Substantial expertise in the medical sector is one of the strengths.

The European Commission will examine the projects and make its own assessment by 15 September, with the final decision being taken on the margins of the General Affairs Council in November.

The European Medicines Agency, based in London at this time, is a decentralized body of the European Union, which has as its main responsibilities the protection and promotion of public health through the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products for human use.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei