Announcement
03 Dec 2025
In December 2025, the European Union adopted a Joint Communication outlining its strategic use of existing tools to strengthen its economic security.
Source
Number of interventions
3
0 certainly harmful
3 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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