MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Ireland's Department of Health and the Department of Finance submitted their bids to the Council of the European Union in order to compete with other nations for hosting the two EU agencies, while the final decision on relocation could take place in November, the Belfast Telegraph newspaper reported Monday.
The news outlet added that about 20 EU countries, such as Germany and Italy, have earlier announced their intentions to become the host nations of the London-based EU agencies after the Brexit.
In March, the United Kingdom formally launched the process of the country's withdrawal from the European Union. The country should finish the talks on Brexit before March 29, 2019. Among other issues, the Brexit means that the EU institutions located on the territory of the United Kingdom should be relocated.
