Yeah, good luck getting the EU to pay that. GB kicks everyone out and then expects them to still pay for the properties, that’s fucking hilarious. EU is going to laugh them out of the door.
This is connected to Brexit, sure, but I am almost certain (it’s not mentioned in the article though) that the landlord for the property is not the UK government but rather a private enterprise of some sort. So the EMA having to move out is not the fault of the landlord, really. The realistic options are spelled out in the article: the space stays empty until 2039, the EMA find someone who wants to sublet it, or EMA/UK gov/landlord find a deal together. I don’t see the EU just ignoring its obligations as an option, not least because the EU-UK relationship is still important.
Sometimes I wonder if the EU is designed to just waste money.
It’s not. The amount of money saved by unifying standards and having common regularity agencies is enormous.
Someone screwed up big time this time though.
In those situations you should maybe look at the UK and all the extra expenses they had when they tried to duplicate everything the EU did for them with their own agencies.
Sometimes I wonder if Brexit is designed to just waste money.
The EMA had office space in London, which got rented out to WeWork. The space costs 30million in rent per year until 2039 so a total of 40million, if they do not find a new tenant. Honestly I do not get why they did not buy the building. Other then that relativly sensible.
