CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – December 2025

By Helene Schramm with the help of intern Maria-Arancha Simiuc   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS    Switzerland – Swiss Parliament adopts Investment Screening Act   On 2 December 2025, the Swiss parliament approved an Investment Screening Act. The regime has a highly limited scope and applies only to investments made by foreign states. The law is subject to a…

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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 Annual Report on FDI Screening on October 14th (‘the Report’). This report is eagerly awaited every year by many stakeholders as a major source of…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – October 2025

By Helene Schramm with the help of interns Parth Aggarwal and Maria-Arancha Simiuc   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS   Croatia – Croatia Moves to Tighten Foreign Investment Rules Under Draft Screening Act The Croatian Ministry of Finance has published a draft proposal for a new Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) Screening Act (“draft Act”) aimed at establishing…

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