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Regulating Critical Minerals and Economic Security in South America: Brazil, Chile, and Argentina in Comparative Perspective
Authors: Natália de Lima Figueiredo (Assistant Professor, Federal University of São Paolo) & Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin (Associate Professor, FGV São Paulo School of Law) Introduction[1] "Economic security" has quickly become a defining concept in G7 debates on critical minerals. But how does this agenda translate to major producers such as Brazil, Argentina, and Chile? The answer is: unevenly. In ...
Continue reading The first ex officio investigations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation in Nuctech and Goldwind. What are the Commission’s priorities?
Author: Pierfrancesco Mattiolo (PhD Candidate, University of Antwerp) The European Commission has recently announced the opening of two in-depth investigations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation on the Chinese companies Nuctech (security equipment) and Goldwind (wind turbines). Introduction: is the Commission prioritising strategic sectors in ex officio investigations? Over the recent months, new enforcement developments have emerged under the EU Foreign ...
Continue reading From Legal Perfection to Operational Maturity: Romania’s Investment Screening Journey
Authors: Anne Bonet (senior advisor, CELIS institute) & Floor Doppen (senior programme associate, CELIS Institute) Introduction: A Conversation with Ana-Maria Belacurencu Across Europe, investment screening mechanisms have moved from legislative blueprints to operational realities. While each Member State followed its own constitutional and political path, many faced similar challenges: designing new institutions, building analytical capacity, and embedding economic security into ...
Continue reading CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – March 2026
By Helene Schramm with the assistance of interns Reet Sodhi and Aditi Singh INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS European Union - Revised EU FDI Screening Regulation Moves Toward Final Approval On 10 February 2026, the draft of the new EU FDI Screening Regulation (“Proposal”), emerging from trialogue negotiations, was published following approval by the Permanent Representatives Committee. The Presidency has sent the letter in ...
Continue reading The Horizon of Investment Screening in Ukraine
Authors: Anton Arkhypov, John Kay, Mariia Bykova, Mykyta Nota and Simon Sharghi-Erdmosa. Introduction In a newly published report produced by CELIS in collaboration with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), we examine Ukraine's emerging foreign direct investment (FDI) screening framework at a critical moment for the country's post-war reconstruction. We analyse Ukraine's two draft screening laws introduced in 2025, ...
Continue reading The State of Exception in EU Investment Law
Author: Jochem de Kok (Affiliate Fellow at the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance of the University of Amsterdam and Senior Associate at A&O Shearma) This blog post is based on the author's article 'Investment Screening in the EU: From Liberalisation to the State of Exception', published open access by The Journal of World Investment & Trade (advance online ...
Continue reading Who Manufactured the EU’s Trade Bazooka? ACI, ECFR, and the Geoeconomic Policy-Making
Author: Jaša Veselinovič (Research Associate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Introduction In response to Donald Trump's intensifying desire to 'acquire' Greenland, the EU adopted an open-carry attitude to its "trade bazooka". The Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) has been brandished more openly by European political elites with encouragement from across the Atlantic by the likes of Paul Krugman and Henry Farrell. In more subdued ...
Continue reading France’s FDI Regime: Recent Decisions Signal More Oversight
Author: Wesley Lainé (Associate, Skadden) Introduction France is a top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Europe, attracting significant inflows through cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A). However, like most open economies, France has sought to balance its commitment to open markets with the need to protect its national interests. Achieving this balance—which has evolved over time—has led France to ...
Continue reading Authorities at the helm – Developing investment screening capabilities in Belgium – An interview with Anne Bonet
Part 1 in the CELIS blogseries ‘Authorities at the helm’ Author: Floor Doppen Introduction In the European Union (‘EU’), investment screening regulation has proliferated in the past five years. Many member states developed new administrative capabilities, struggled to develop the governance capabilities to screen investments efficiently, were tasked with explaining to colleagues, firms, lawyers and academia alike what investment screening ...
Continue reading CFIUS’s Known Investor Program: A New Chapter in Foreign Investment Screening
Author: Anonymous Introduction / Context The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) previously announced a “Known Investor Program” to streamline the U.S. foreign investment review process. Under the program, certain repeat, low-risk foreign investors may provide detailed information to CFIUS in advance of any specific deal. By collecting and assessing detailed information about a foreign investor in ...
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