Announcement
24 Jan 2024
In January 2024, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal related to the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI). In June 2026, the measure was approved.
Source
Number of interventions
1
0 certainly harmful
1 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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