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CFIS 2022: Day 1 (Videos)
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Read More ...CELIS NOW Kick-Off Event in Berlin: Call for Papers – “The Age of Open Strategic Autonomy”
The CELIS Institute’s early-career scholars’ and practitioners’ network on the law and practice of economic warfare (CELIS NOW) is pleased to announce its kick-off event in Berlin. It invites proposals from interested early-career scholars and practitioners working in the field of trade and investment law. The conference will focus on the emerging doctrine of “Open Strategic Autonomy” and…
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – October 2022
USA – Treasury publishes CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines On 20 October 2022 the Department of the Treasury, as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), has released the first-ever CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines. The Guidelines provide the public with information about how the Committee assesses…
Read More ...CELIS Briefing Note: Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus’ FDIS Bill: State of Play – Interim Update
Dr. Thomas Papadopoulos and Mr. Pantelis Christofides, CELIS Country Reporter for Cyprus, provide an update on the current state of play of the process on legislation to screen foreign direct investment in Cyprus.
Read More ...CELIS Briefing Note: Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus’ FDIS Bill: State of Play
Dr. Thomas Papadopoulos and Mr. Pantelis Christofides, CELIS Country Reporter for Cyprus, report on the current state of play of the process on legislation to screen foreign direct investment in Cyprus.
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – September 2022
EU – European Commission publishes Second Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union On 1 September 2022, the European Commission (EC) published the Second Annual Report on the Screening of Foreign Direct Investment into the Union. The report contains besides the most recent data on foreign direct investment inflows into…
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – August 2022
Czechia – First Annual Report on Foreign Direct Investments Screening in the Czech Republic On 1 August 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic published the first Annual Report on Foreign Investments Screening in the Czech Republic. The report provides some interesting insights on the FDI Act that has been in effect for one…
Read More ...CELIS Newsflash: EU – European Commission publishes Second Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union
Yesterday, on 1st September 2022, the Second Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union has been published by the European Commission (EC). The report contains besides the most recent data on foreign direct investment inflows into the EU mainly an overview of the legislative developments and activities in the Member…
Read More ...Announcement of the CELIS Early-Career Scholars’ and Practitioners’ Network on the Law and Practice of Economic Warfare (CELIS NOW)
In light with the CELIS Institute’s mission to promote better regulation of foreign investments in the context of security, public order, and competitiveness, its Directors are pleased to announce the creation of an early-career scholars’ and practitioners’ network on the law and practice of economic warfare (CELIS NOW). The network will be coordinated by the new…
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – June 2022
Belgium – Introduction of a general FDI regime The next EU member state is about to implement the EU Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulation and to present its first FDI regime. On 1 June 2022, the federal and regional governments of Belgium agreed on a draft legislative text that will introduce a mandatory FDI regime…
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – May 2022
EU – Commission singles out “hostile investors” As a reaction of the war against Ukraine, for the first time ever, the European Commission has taken the step of singling out two hostile investor countries for Member States to consider in applying foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screening laws. In its communication from 6 April 2022 the Commission…
Read More ...CELIS Briefing Note: Switzerland – Swiss Federal Council initiates consultation on legislation to screen foreign investment
Phil Baumann, CELIS Country Reporter for Switzerland, briefly reports on the initiation of the consultation process on legislation to screen foreign direct investment by the Swiss Federal Council.
Read More ...SIFIR Scholarships for Maria Kalinowska and Claudia Gladys Manrique Carpio
We are pleased to announce that our CELIS Patron and key sponsor for the CFIS 2022, the Swedish Institute of International Law (SIFIR), an institute at Uppsala University which pursues a number of activities in order to promote the study of public international law and makes its endeavours known through its publication series, granted two…
Read More ...CELIS Briefing Note: Italy – Latest amendments to the Italian golden powers: a significant set of new rules
Andrea Sacco Ginevri, CELIS Country Reporter for Italy, Federico Riganti, CELIS Assistant Country Reporter for Italy, and Linda Lorenzon, CELIS Assistant Country Reporter for Italy, shortly brief us on the latest amendments of the Italian “golden powers” regulations.
Read More ...New CELIS Patron and key sponsor: Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje
Today, on 10 May 2022, the CELIS Institute is delighted to announce the agreement with the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis”, an institute at Skopje which pursues the work on a balanced socio-economic development, active citizenship and participative political culture, to serve as a CELIS Patron and key sponsor for the CELIS Forum on Investment Screening. The…
Read More ...Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje (IDSCS)
The Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” – Skopje (IDSCS) is a Macedonian based think-tank organisation that is non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit. It was established in 1999 by a group of intellectuals gathered around the idea of democracy, solidarity and civil society. The long term objectives of the Institute include the work on a balanced socio-economic…
Read More ...New CELIS Patron and key sponsor: Swedish Institute of International Law (SIFIR)
Today, on 3 April 2022, the CELIS Institute is delighted to announce the agreement with the Swedish Institute of International Law (SIFIR), an institute at Uppsala University which pursues a number of activities in order to promote the study of public international law and makes its endeavours known through its publication series, to serve as a…
Read More ...Swedish Institute of International Law (SIFIR)
The Swedish Institute of International Law was founded by a donation from the Swedish diplomat Harry Axelsson Iohnson in 1927. The Institute is also called the Harry Axelsson Iohnson Institute. Mr. Iohnson was of the opinion that peace among nations depended much upon the development of international law and its dissemination to a wider public.…
Read More ...CELIS Annual Call for Expression of Interest 2022: CELIS Country Reporters on Foreign Investment Regulation
Annual Call for Expression of Interest 2022 CELIS Country Reporters on Foreign Investment Regulation, especially Investment Screening The CELIS Institute announces the opening of number of positions as CELIS Country Reporter and CELIS Assistant Country Reporter (m/f/d) which will contribute to the Institute’s Knowledge and Research Hub at www.celis.institute. We are particularly interested in applications…
Read More ...New Research Funding to CELIS Institute by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation)
Today, on 28 February 2022, the CELIS Institute’s Co-Directors Steffen Hindelang and J. Hillebrand Pohl are extremely delighted to announce that their joint interdisciplinary research project “The Emerging Law of Investment Control in Europe: Screening, Sanctions and Subsidies” has been awarded a very generous financial contribution by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for the purpose of organising an…
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – February 2022
EU – Commission proposes European Chips Act On 8 February 2022, the European Commission published multiple documents relating to the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem (European Chips Act). Due to their importance in the production of many goods in the technology sector, such as cars or…
Read More ...New CELIS Patron and key sponsor: Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Today, on 26 February 2022, the CELIS Institute is delighted to announce the agreement with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), a business-oriented NGO working at the intersection of economic development and entrepreneurship with democracy and good governance, to serve as a CELIS Patron and key sponsor for the CELIS Forum on Investment Screening. The CELIS…
Read More ...Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). Founded in 1983 and based in Washington, DC, CIPE is a business-oriented NGO working at the intersection of economic development and entrepreneurship with democracy and good governance. CIPE maintains a network of partners, including business associations, chambers of commerce, think tanks and other civil society organizations in over 70…
Read More ...CELIS Briefing Note: EU – EU merger control limits member states’ FDI screening competence
Wessel Geursen, CELIS Country Reporter for the Netherlands, examines the interaction between national investment screening legislation on the one hand and EU law on the other. He focuses on the possible tension between the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) and free movement provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Read More ...Call for Papers – “Investment Control in the Age of Geoeconomics”
The University of Passau, Germany, and the University of Uppsala, Sweden, in cooperation with the CELIS Institute, Berlin, jointly organize a seminar for graduate and postgraduate students as well as post-docs working on topics related to investment control.
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