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16th Apr 2024

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New Amsterdam medicines agency HQ to cost €255m

Dutch deputy interior affairs minister Raymond Knops signed a building contract Thursday for the new European Medicines Agency headquarters. The €255m deal with the Dura Vermeer company will include construction of the Amsterdam building and twenty years of maintenance. The Netherlands had expected to spend €250m-€300m. The building is scheduled to be finished by mid-November 2019. Next week MEPs vote on whether to approve the EMA relocation to Amsterdam.

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Opinion

How Hungary's teachers are taking on Viktor Orban

Orban and his administration are pursuing a strategy of running-down public education in Hungary. They have been explicit in their aims and how their assault on 'non-Christian' teachers is a small price to pay for the cultural shift they want.

Column

What do we actually mean by EU 'competitiveness'?

Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi are coming up with reports on the EU's single market and competitiveness — but although 'competitiveness' has become a buzzword, there's no consensus on a definition for what it actually means.

EU puts Sudan war and famine-risk back in spotlight

The EU is hoping to put the international spotlight back on Sudan amid a war where half the population is at risk of famine. And Josep Borrell, EU foreign policy chief, also warned of Russia's presence in the country.

Opinion

Private fears of fairtrade activist for EU election campaign

I am not sleeping well, tossing and turning at night because I am obsessed about the EU election campaign, worried by geopolitical tensions, a far-right next parliament, and a backlash against the Green Deal, writes Sophie Aujean of Fairtrade International.

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