27. Emphasises that the European
Medicines Agency's budget is financed both from the Union budget and fees paid by the pharmaceutical industry applying for or maintaining a Union marketing authorisation; notes, however, th
at the contribution from the Union budget rep
resents only 18,7 % of the overall budget and has decreased over the years, for example, in 2005 the contribution represented 22,7 %; stresses that the overall budget available to the Age
...[+++]ncy was EUR 194 389 000;