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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CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – September 2025

CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security - June 2025

by Helene Schramm with the help of intern Parth Aggarwal   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS     Hungary – Update of Hungarian FDI Screening Framework with Adoption of Act L of 2025 On 19 August 2025, Hungary enacted Act L of 2025, repealing the government decrees that had established the ‘Special FDI Screening Regime’ during the national…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – August 2025

CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – August 2025

by Helene Schramm and Órlaith Higgins   INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS   Republic of Cyprus – Cyprus moves to align with EU by introducing FDI screening framework Cyprus has finally begun to remedy the absence of its FDI screening regime amid efforts to harmonize European foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screening with its submission of the bill entitled “the Establishment…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – June 2025

CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security - June 2025

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…

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CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – May 2025

CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security - April 2025

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…

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