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CELIS Special Blog Series on the Revision of FDI Screening Regulation

Introducing: The Foreign (Direct) Investment Screening Regulation – A blog series on the revision of FDI Screening Regulation 2019/452

Authors: Lena Hornkohl (University of Vienna)[1], Andrew Hill (AmCham EU, Brussels), Floor Doppen (University of Antwerp). After years of preparations and negotiations, the European Commission, Council, and Parliament convened on ...
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Tug-of-War? Determining the mandatory scope for the new FDI Screening Regulation

Part 2 in the CELIS blogseries on the revision of FDI Screening Regulation 2019/452. Authors:  Andrew Hill (AmCham EU, Brussels), Floor Doppen (University of Antwerp), Leonard von Rummel (Partner, Blomstein) ...
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To Screen or not to Screen? Defining the Deals that Count

Part 3 in the CELIS blogseries on the revision of FDI Screening Regulation 2019/452. Authors:  Andrew Hill (AmCham EU, Brussels), Floor Doppen (University of Antwerp), Kaarli Eichhorn (Antitrust Partner, Jones ...
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The Devil is in the Details – The Real Screening Report

Part 4 in the CELIS blogseries on the revision of FDI Screening Regulation 2019/452. Authors: Floor Doppen (University of Antwerp), Andrew Hill (AmCham EU, Brussels) Introduction The Commission published its 5th ...
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Latest Blog Posts

Mapping FDI Screening Practices in Advanced Economies

By Lorenzo Bencivelli (Banca d'Italia), Violaine Faubert, Florian Le Gallo and Pauline Négrin (Banque de France) Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Banque de France or the Banca d'Italia. In recent years, most advanced economies have adopted or tightened their existing foreign investment screening mechanisms (ISMs), which empower national ...
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The ‘Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act’ (PAFACAA): ‘TikTok Ban’ or New Milestone in US Economic Security Law?

By Paolo Mazzotti, PhD candidate and Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg) The recently adopted 'Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act' (PAFACAA) marks a new step in the evolution of US economic security law. While often referred to as a 'TikTok ban', PAFACAA puts in place a legal framework of general ...
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CFIS 24: Paris Insights – Investment Screening in Defense Sector: Promoting National Security and Neoliberalism

The CELIS Blog is launching its very first special series of blog posts ahead of this year's CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS).  Our Programme Sherpas, promising young academics and practitioners in the field, share their views on the topics we will be discussing in the various panels during CFIS. CFIS is the flagship event of the CELIS Institute and ...
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CFIS 24: Paris Insights – FDI and EU Strategic Autonomy

The CELIS Blog is launching its very first special series of blog posts ahead of this year's CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS).  Our Programme Sherpas, promising young academics and practitioners in the field, share their views on the topics we will be discussing in the various panels during CFIS. CFIS is the flagship event of the CELIS Institute and ...
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CFIS 24: Paris Insights – Sovereign Wealth Funds and Investment Screening

The CELIS Blog is launching its very first special series of blog posts ahead of this year's CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS).  Our Programme Sherpas, promising young academics and practitioners in the field, share their views on the topics we will be discussing in the various panels during CFIS. CFIS is the flagship event of the CELIS Institute and ...
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CELIS Update on Investment Screening – July 2024

Romania – Romanian Parliament introduces new law revising and reinforcing the approach towards EU investors On 17 July 2024, the President of Romania officially promulgated the new law Nr. 231. It took effect three days after its publication in the Official Gazette on 18 July 2024. One of the most important aspects of the new reform is the extension to ...
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CFIS 24: Paris Insights – A firm-level perspective on investment screening in the EU

The CELIS Blog is launching its very first special series of blog posts ahead of this year's CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS).  Our Programme Sherpas, promising young academics and practitioners in the field, share their views on the topics we will be discussing in the various panels during CFIS. CFIS is the flagship event of the CELIS Institute and ...
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CFIS 24: Paris Insights – Background Paper on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

The CELIS Blog is launching its very first special series of blog posts ahead of this year's CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS).  Our Programme Sherpas, promising young academics and practitioners in the field, share their views on the topics we will be discussing in the various panels during CFIS. CFIS is the flagship event of the CELIS Institute and ...
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CFIS 24: Paris Insights – Investment Screening and Economic Security in the Majority World

From the Editors The CELIS Blog is launching its very first special series of blog posts ahead of this year's CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS). Our Programme Sherpas, promising young academics and practitioners in the field, share their views on the topics we will be discussing in the various panels during CFIS. CFIS is the flagship event of the ...
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The First Court (Interim Reliefs) Decision on the Dutch FDI Screening Regime: Setting the Boundaries

By Najibullah Zamani, Radboud University Introduction In recent years, mostly due to geopolitical developments, the perception of FDI by states has changed fundamentally. FDI is used increasingly as a tool to pursue geopolitical and security interests rather than as an objective in itself. As a consequence of this geo-politicization and securitization of FDI, more and more countries are adjusting their ...
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