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by Helene Schramm with the help of intern Parth Aggarwal   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS    European Union – Commencement of trilogue discussions on the revision of the EU FDI screening regulation   In January 2025, the European Commission unveiled a proposal to overhaul the EU’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening regulation (Regulation 2019/452), aiming to strengthen…

by Helene Schramm   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS   European Union – European Parliament approves proposal for a wide framework for screening of foreign direct investments On 8 May 2025, the European Parliament adopted the proposal of a major reform of the Foreign Investment Screening Regulation, aimed at protecting strategic EU sectors from foreign threats. The…

by Helene Schramm   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS    European Union – European Commission publishes first in-depth decision on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation in e&/PPF  On 4 April 2025, the European Commission issued its first conditional Phase II decision under Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 – the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) – in the acquisition of PPF Telecom by Emirates…

by Helene Schramm with the help of intern Surbhi Gupta   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS European Union – European Economic Area’s Standing Committee of the EFTA States comments on the Proposal for a regulation on the screening of foreign investments in the Union On 25 February 2025, the European Economic Area (EEA) European Free Trade Association…

by Helene Schramm with the help of intern Surbhi Gupta   ECONOMIC SECURITY STRATEGIES   European Union – Commission Recommendation calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments into non EU-countries As Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regimes have expanded globally in recent years, concerns have also risen about the economic security risks posed by…