Supporting Material for Greece's Offer to Host the European Medicines
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Relocation of the European Medicines Agency Supporting Material for Greece’s offer to host the European Medicines Agency Athens Hellenic Republic Greece’s candidacy to host the “European Medicines Agency” in Athens 1 Table of Contents A.Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 B.Executive summary ..................................................................................................................... 7 C.Facilitating the establishment of the EMA and its staff to Athens –Legal framework and general provisions .................................................................................................................... 9 D.Criteria for the relocation of the European Medicines Agency .................................................... 10 1. The assurance that the Agency can set up on site and take up its functions at the date of UK’s withdrawal from the Union ............................................................................................ 10 1.1 Presentation of EMA’s future premises ........................................................................................ 10 1.1.1 Location ....................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1.2 Accessibility .................................................................................................................................. 12 1.1.3 Brief description of the property ................................................................................................. 13 1.1.4 Building’s spaces .......................................................................................................................... 14 1.1.5 Fire protection and detection ...................................................................................................... 15 1.1.6 IT (voice-data) system .................................................................................................................. 15 1.1.7 Security system ............................................................................................................................ 16 1.1.8 Building Management System (BMS) .......................................................................................... 16 1.1.9 Electrical power supply ................................................................................................................ 17 1.1.10 Energy efficiency .......................................................................................................................... 17 1.A. Property’s photos ........................................................................................................................ 18 1.2 Relocation Plan ........................................................................................................................... 25 1.3 Financial terms and special conditions ......................................................................................... 25 2 The accessibility to the location ............................................................................................. 26 2.1 Athens International Airport ....................................................................................................... 26 2.1.1 Traffic and passenger volumes .................................................................................................... 26 2.1.2 Direct flight connections .............................................................................................................. 29 2.1.3 High-class services and operations .............................................................................................. 33 2.1.4 Accessibility and connection to EMA’s future premises.............................................................. 33 2.1.5 Accommodation facilities near the airport .................................................................................. 37 2.2 Athens metropolitan public transport network ............................................................................ 37 2.2.1 Metro ........................................................................................................................................... 37 Greece’s candidacy to host the “European Medicines Agency” in Athens 2 2.2.2 Tram ............................................................................................................................................. 42 2.2.3 Suburban railway ......................................................................................................................... 43 2.2.4 Buses and trolleybuses ................................................................................................................ 43 2.3 Accomodation facilities ............................................................................................................... 44 2.3.1 Accommodation in Attica ............................................................................................................ 44 2.3.2 Supporting Accommodation Services .......................................................................................... 45 2.3.3 Conference Tourism in Greece .................................................................................................... 46 3 The existence of adequate education facilities for the children of the Agency staff ................. 48 3.1 International Schools in Athens ................................................................................................... 48 3.2 English International Baccalaureate Schools in Athens ................................................................. 58 3.3 Colleges in Athens ....................................................................................................................... 59 3.4 The English speaking Master Programmes in Athens .................................................................... 67 4 Appropriate access to labour market, social security and medical care for both children and spouses ........................................................................................................................... 68 4.1 Access to labour market, social security and medical care for EMA staff family members ............. 68 4.2. Greek labour market trends ........................................................................................................ 69 4.2.1 Labour market trends .................................................................................................................. 69 4.2.2 Sectors and professions attracting expats .................................................................................... 70 4.3 The Greek Health Care System ..................................................................................................... 71 4.3.1 Public Hospitals in Attica ............................................................................................................... 73 4.3.2 Private Hospitals in Attica ............................................................................................................. 78 4.3.3 List of Private Insurance Companies operating in Greece ............................................................ 84 5.Business continuity .................................................................................................................... 86 5.1 Establishment of dedicated Liaison Office ..................................................................................... 86 5.2 The Greek National Organisation for Medicines ............................................................................. 86 5.2.1 Scope and function ....................................................................................................................... 87 5.2.2 Structure & Operation .................................................................................................................. 88 5.2.3 Contribution to the Network ........................................................................................................ 88 Annexe I: The Keranis building blueprints Annexe II: Official letters from public entities’ representatives Greece’s candidacy to host the “European Medicines Agency” in Athens 3 A.Introduction Why relocating to Athens? A solid choice, serving the EU citizens and sending out a strong political message – For a stronger and more ambitious Europe Athens is far more than a modern European metropolis that is hospitable, mutli-cultural, multi-lingual and bathed in sun. Athens is a capital well-connected to the rest of the world that fulfils all the criteria that the European Union has set for the relocation of the European Medicines Agency, following the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the EU. Why relocate EMA in Athens? We believe that there are solid arguments for such a decision, both objective and political ,which - we are convinced - the European Union will consider thoroughly. There are objective reasons for choosing Athens as EMA’s new seat: 1. Athens is one of the few, if not the only, candidature that offers ready-to-use, high-quality premises that could also be easily and promptly refurbished if need be. The proposed building offers enhanced amenities to the Agency and its staff (e.g. parking space for almost all the Agency staff, fitness centre, nursery for the personnel’s children, company doctor facilities etc). The premises