European Commission, Foreign direct investment, Foreign investment

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Five years ago, the EU adopted the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Regulation as a key trade measure to address an increasingly complex geopolitical stage.  Since it became applicable, in 2020, the number of FDI regimes in place in Europe has almost doubled (from 14 to 24), leading to an aggregate screening of over 4,000 transactions…

Conference, European Commission, Foreign subsidies, Foreign Subsidy Regulation, Geopolitics, Merger control, Merger notification, Merger Thresholds, State aid, State owned enterprise (SOE), Subsidies, Tender, Trade Law

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Adopted in November 2022, the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) is the latest arrival in the EU competition toolbox. Having just celebrated its second anniversary and with a few cases under its belt, the FSR is still the object of much discussion and curiosity from practitioners and stakeholders. To contribute to this debate, an expert panel…