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The Application of Italian FDI Law to the Creation of Pledges: Monitoring the Reasonable Management of the Company.
by Andrea Gemmi, Associate, BonelliErede; PhD Candidate, University of Padova and Luca Perfetti, Partner, BonelliErede; Full Professor, Pegaso University The article illustrates how the use of vague and indeterminate clauses in the Italian FDI screening law grounds an expansive and unpredictable practice by the FDI authority. In particular, the article addresses the example of the recent case-law concerning the ...
Continue reading CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – February 2025
by Helene Schramm with the help of intern Surbhi Gupta INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS European Union – European Economic Area’s Standing Committee of the EFTA States comments on the Proposal for a regulation on the screening of foreign investments in the Union On 25 February 2025, the European Economic Area (EEA) European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States—comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, and ...
Continue reading The EU’s Evolving Approach to Open Strategic Autonomy: a Critical Perspective on the Competitiveness Compass for the EU and Other Recent Policy Developments
By Professor Sergio Mariotti, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano Open Strategic Autonomy (OSA) has emerged as a defining concept in the evolution of European policy, shaped by an increasingly complex economic and geopolitical landscape. Two key dimensions stand out: (i) the central role of industrial policy and (ii) the integration of competitiveness with sovereignty and security ...
Continue reading Investment Screening-Konferenz von BDI und CELIS German Chapter
Globalisation appears to be more and more exhausted. World trade as a guarantor for prosperity and growth remains closely linked to questions of defence and national security. Particularly in the systems competition between the USA and China, more intensive investment controls at home and abroad are becoming a central political issue. For companies, investment controls are associated with bureaucratic effort, ...
Continue reading Investment Screening in the Netherlands: Proposed Expansion and Insights into Council Negotiations
By Jochem de Kok, Senior Associate, A&O Shearman Overview The Dutch Government has proposed an expansion of the investment screening regime. The expansion introduces a mandatory screening requirement for certain investments in artificial intelligence, advanced materials, nanotechnology, sensor and navigation technology, biotechnology, and nuclear technology for medical use (the Dutch Proposal). The Dutch Proposal aligns with broader EU efforts to ...
Continue reading Book Launch: The Age of Open Strategic Autonomy
The CELIS Institute proudly announces the lauch of the conference volume "The Age of Open Strategic Autonomy" by Jonas Fechter and Janosch Wiesenthal (CELIS Institute Deputy Assistant Directors and Blog Editors). In order to overcome the geo-economic challenges of the present, the European Union has developed the concept of Open Strategic Autonomy, which aims in particular to strengthen the European ...
Continue reading CELIS Update on Investment Screening and Economic Security – January 2025
by Helene Schramm with the help of intern Surbhi Gupta ECONOMIC SECURITY STRATEGIES European Union – Commission Recommendation calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments into non EU-countries As Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regimes have expanded globally in recent years, concerns have also risen about the economic security risks posed by outbound investments, especially in critical ...
Continue reading Romania’s strategic energy independence: a turning point in FDI Screening
By Raluca Maxim, Senior Associate, 360Competition "Energy blackmail must remain a sad memory of the past." With this statement, Romania's Ministry of Energy underscored its resolve to safeguard national and European energy security in flagging MVM Group's proposed acquisition of E.ON Energie Romania's gas and electricity supply division before the Commission for the Examination of Foreign Direct Investments (CEISD). The ...
Continue reading Empowering the Forgotten: Competitors’ Rights and Remedies under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
By Alessandro Carpi, Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (Brussels) The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) is a new instrument adopted to protect the internal market from the distortive effects of public intervention. While the FSR resembles existing competition and trade tools, it differs notably in how it addresses complaints from competitors. Indeed, the FSR lacks a formal complaint ...
Continue reading Latest Trends in Czech FDI Screening
By Jan Kupčík, Head of Competition, Foreign Trade & EU, Schoenherr Czech Republic The Czech Republic's FDI screening regime has been in place since 2021. While the screenings remain fully confidential, annual reports of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) allow us to deduct some of the enforcement trends and structure of cases that have been notified. This analysis ...
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