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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 ...New FDI Screening Mechanisms In The Netherlands – Government, Public Sector – Netherlands – Mondaq News Alerts
New FDI Screening Mechanisms In The Netherlands – Government, Public Sector – Netherlands Mondaq News Alerts
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.
Read More ...OECD and European Commission’s Reports on Foreign Investment Mechanisms – Lexology
OECD and European Commission’s Reports on Foreign Investment Mechanisms Lexology
Read More ...Snapshot: foreign investment law and policy in Germany – Lexology
Snapshot: foreign investment law and policy in Germany Lexology
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – January 2022
Germany – Second Amendment to Ordinance on the Designation of Critical Infrastructures enters into force and will cause more FDI Screening On 1 January 2022, the second amendment to the Ordinance on the Designation of Critical Infrastructures (“BSI-KritisV”) entered into force. The amendment constitutes an overhaul of the ordinance, which significantly lowers the thresholds that…
Read More ...How stricter rules on foreign investment screening impact tech M&A in Europe – Pinsent Masons
How stricter rules on foreign investment screening impact tech M&A in Europe Pinsent Masons
Read More ...“Sneak Peek” – CELIS Virtual Symposium 2021: Sovereign-Driven Investments – Motives and Consequences
At last year’s CELIS Virtual Symposium 2021, Jaap van Etten, CEO of CELIS Patron “Datenna”, gave some thought provoking impulses regarding motives and consequences of sovereign-driven investments in his keynote. Many thanks Jaap! https://vimeo.com/664739505 Other speakers provided interesting insight into the following subjects in their keynotes and draft paper/abstract presentations: Fair Play? The Politics of Evaluating…
Read More ...CELIS Briefing Note: Italy – The new extension of the Italian golden powers A “Never Ending” Story?
Andrea Sacco Ginevri, CELIS Country Reporter for Italy, and Federico Riganti, CELIS Assistant Country Reporter for Italy, shortly brief us on the extension of certain restrictions on FDI in Italy.
Read More ...Investing In German Companies As A Foreign Investor – Government, Public Sector – Germany – Mondaq News Alerts
Investing In German Companies As A Foreign Investor – Government, Public Sector – Germany Mondaq News Alerts
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – November/December 2021
UK – Further secondary legislation intended to clarify certain aspects under the National Security and Investment Act published On 16 November 2021, the government published further secondary legislation to clarify certain aspects under the National Security and Investment Act, the latter entering into force on 4 January 2022. The secondary legislation sets out the acquisitions…
Read More ...New CELIS Patron and key sponsor: BLOMSTEIN
Today, on 27 December 2021, the CELIS Institute is delighted to announce the agreement with BLOMSTEIN, a boutique law firm for international trade, antitrust, and public procurement law based in Berlin, to serve as a CELIS Patron and key sponsor for the CELIS Forum on Investment Screening, the flagship event of the CELIS Institute, which will take…
Read More ...New CELIS Patron and key sponsor: Datenna
Today, on 17 December 2021, the CELIS Institute is delighted to announce the agreement with Datenna, an intelligence platform providing information to solve information imbalances with China, to serve as a CELIS Patron and key sponsor for the CELIS Forum on Investment Screening, the flagship event of the CELIS Institute, which will take place in Uppsala…
Read More ...Foreign Direct Investment – Trends And Developments In France, Germany And The United Kingdom – Government, Public Sector – European Union – Mondaq News Alerts
Foreign Direct Investment – Trends And Developments In France, Germany And The United Kingdom – Government, Public Sector – European Union Mondaq News Alerts
Read More ...The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Foreign Direct Investment Regimes – Lexology
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Foreign Direct Investment Regimes Lexology
Read More ...Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Guide – Global Competition Review
Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Guide Global Competition Review
Read More ...Investment control: 400 foreign investments screened by EU Commission – Pinsent Masons
Investment control: 400 foreign investments screened by EU Commission Pinsent Masons
Read More ...CELIS Newsflash: EU – European Commission adds further programmes to the list of projects and programmes of “Union interest” under EU-FDI Screening Regulation
Today, on 3 December 2021, the Commission delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2126 of 29 September 2021 has been published. It amends the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2019/452, commonly known as the “EU-FDI Screening Regulation”. The amendments concern the list of projects or programmes of Union interest under Art. 8 of the EU-FDI Screening Regulation. Under this…
Read More ...EU foreign direct investment screening: lessons learnt after a year in motion – JD Supra
EU foreign direct investment screening: lessons learnt after a year in motion JD Supra
Read More ...CELIS Newsflash: EU – European Commission publishes First Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union
Yesterday, on 23 November 2021, the European Commission (EC) published the long-awaited Annual Report on the Screening of Foreign Direct Investment. In addition to data on foreign direct investment flows in the EU, the report mainly contains an overview of legislative developments in the area of investment screening in the Member States and their investment…
Read More ...CELIS Update on Investment Screening – October/November 2021
EU – Launch of consultation platform on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) On 18 October 2021, following the inaugural meeting in September, the European Union and the United States set up an online consultation platform for stakeholders to involve in shaping the transatlantic cooperation under the TTC. The platform will allow stakeholders to…
Read More ...Challenges to overcome in reinvigorating China’s outbound investment – Law.asia
Challenges to overcome in reinvigorating China’s outbound investment Law.asia
Read More ...A general introduction to foreign investment regulation in Austria – Lexology
A general introduction to foreign investment regulation in Austria Lexology
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