“Knock, Knock… Who’s There?” Key Elements of the EU FDI Screening Regulation

In this article, the authors – European Commission experts in this new field – set out the background for the adoption of the European Union FDI Screening Regulation and explain its key features, including the cooperation mechanism established, and, the substantive test applied to review the potential impact of FDI transactions on security or public order. The article also highlights the sustained increase in the number of EU Member States with national screening mechanisms, prompted also by