Slovakia, Latvia and Cyprus officially announced their candidacy to host the future European Labour Authority (ELA), on the occasion of the adoption of a general approach by the competent ministers at the Employment and Social Policy Council (EPSCO) on Thursday 6 December.
These three countries insisted that the "new" Member States, which do not yet host European agencies, should be given priority to obtain this seat before submitting their official application (see EUROPE 12102). The...