Overview
- All candidatures have been submitted and the final decision on the agency’s location remains pending.
- Eight cities are in contention, with Oviedo competing against Zaragoza, León, Murcia, Granada, Lugo, Salamanca, and Barcelona.
- Oviedo’s proposal offers 18,000 square meters in the Calatrava gallery as an initial site with a potential future move to La Vega.
- The planned national agency would handle public health surveillance, risk assessment, crisis preparedness and response, administrative support, and evaluation of health policies.
- The local Chamber of Commerce says securing the headquarters would deliver a major economic boost for Oviedo.