It’s that time of year again: The European Commission’s Third Annual Report on FDI Screening is out!

Sophie Bohnert

By Sophie Bohnert, Vienna University of Economics and Business/College of Europe   Introduction On 19 October 2023, the European Commission (“EC”) published its Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (“Report”), covering the year 2022. This Report is accompanied by the usual Staff Working Document. This is the third report…

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Evaluation Report on Amendments to the German Investment Screening Mechanism

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By Jonas Fechter, University of Münster / CELIS Deputy Assistant Director   I. Legislative changes and reporting duties Over the past couple of years, investment screening has become a central legislative instrument for promoting security and public order in many Western countries. When Germany first introduced its two-tier screening system in 2004 (military sector) and…

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