23 October 2017 - EU scientists could be allowed to live with their families in London and commute to the continent under proposals to relocate the EMA to northern France.
Lille, the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, is one of 19 European cities hoping to become the new host of the EMA, which will move to a mainland European city after Brexit.
The move is controversial, as earlier this year an internal survey revealed that 75% of the the agency's 890 staff wanted to stay in London.