29 November 2022
Weder Festung Europa, noch Gefängnis Europa
Werden in der Europäischen Union bald nicht nur ausländische Direktinvestitionen in die EU (inbound), sondern auch Investitionen europäischer Unternehmen in Drittstaaten (outbound) einer hoheitlichen Investitionskontrolle unterzogen? Während die EU-Kommission erste Andeutungen hierzu macht, läuft in den USA die Diskussion bereits heiß – bis ins Weiße Haus. Continue reading >>
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15 February 2019
In Search of a Role for the Member States and the EU to Establish an Investment Screening Mechanism
Investments in enterprises, which are relevant for public security and services, are an important source of growth, jobs and innovations. But such investments can be detrimental to the security of supply for the community members – for example, when a state owned enterprise, which is located in a third state, gets control over the only electricity station in a Member State. Continue reading >>15 February 2019
What Powers at What Level?
How to allocate the powers to collect information, surveil and restrict investment between the EU and the Member States? This question has far reaching ramifications for the underlying political relationship between the EU and its Member States. Continue reading >>
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11 February 2019
National Security and Investment Screening: the UK proposal and its problems
In its white paper published in July 2018, the government has acknowledged the key role of foreign investment for the UK’s growth and development, whilst also noting that ‘a small number of investment activities, mergers and transactions in the UK economy pose a risk to our national security.’ The aim of the proposed reforms is to ensure that in these cases the UK government is able to intervene in order to prevent or mitigate such risks. Continue reading >>
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11 February 2019
Inter-institutional Agreement Reached on Framework for Screening of Foreign Direct Investments
The EU has one of the world's most open investment regimes, and collectively EU Member States have the fewest restrictions in the world on foreign direct investment. A proposal for a Union Act on the Screening of foreign investment in strategic sectors was tabled by ten Members of International Trade Committee (INTA) at the European Parliament (EP). The inter-institutional “provisional” agreement is going to be voted by the full House of the EP on the 14th of February 2019. Continue reading >>
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06 February 2019
Rebuilding the Berlin Wall?
On 19 December 2018, the German government has passed amendments […] Continue reading >>
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05 February 2019
Avenues in European Company Law to Screen Foreign Direct Investment
Screening of foreign direct investments could take place through European […] Continue reading >>
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04 February 2019
Debate: A Common European Law on Investment Screening?
Volvo Personvagnar AB, Kuka, Aixtron, OSRAM Licht, Daimler, Saxo Bank, […] Continue reading >>
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