In our global economy, foreign investment regimes are an important element of safeguarding national security and national interests,...
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Reforms to “fine tune” the system – with more opportunities ahead for stakeholders to help make the regime as pro-business as possible A...
On 24 January 2024, the European Commission (Commission) presented five new initiatives to advance “European economic security”. One of...
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UK Conservative Government looks at refining the NSI regime – but, ahead of a 2024 election, Labour objects to any watering down On 13...
Weak cases sometimes make good law. On 13 July, the ECJ in Case C-106/22 held that: Except in specific circumstances, the EU FDI...
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On 11 July 2023, the UK Government published its second annual report on the UK’s national security and investment screening regime but...
On 1 July 2023 the new Belgian foreign investment screening regime will enter into force following the adoption by all relevant...
On 30 June 2022, the three institutions of the European Union (the Commission, the Parliament and the Council) announced their political...
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The UK’s Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published its first report on the new national...
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What are the implications for deal planning? On 1 June 2022, the various federal and regional governments of Belgium agreed on a draft...
On 17 May 2022, the Dutch Senate approved a bill introducing a national security control regime for investment screening. The regime will...
In an era of heightened focus on economic and national security, new and strengthened investment screening regimes are increasingly seen...