Malta has submitted its bid to host the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), following an agreement held on June 22.

Then, the heads of state or government of 27 member states endorsed the procedure leading up to a decision on the relocation of the EMA and the European Banking Authority in the context of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union.

Presently the EMA has its headquarters in Canary Wharf, London, and employs 900 people from all over Europe.

It is first to monitor, evaluate, and determine the safety of medical and veterinary products before they are sold in the European Single Market.

A total of 20 EU states submitted bids to host the EMA post-Brexit.

The final vote determining the relocation of the EMA is expected to take place on November 20 at the EU’s General Affairs Council.