- The UK Government consults on changes to the National Security and Investment Act.
- The new Irish FDI regime was signed into law and is expected to come into force in Q2 2024.
- An update on the state of Dutch FDI review confirms active enforcement and adds clarification on retro-active application.
- Seemingly small but impactful changes of the French FDI regime ahead.
- German courts overrule FDI decisions of the German FDI authority. Judicial protection is possible, but more likely succeed on the basis of procedural breaches.
- The Italian Government vetoes an acquisition in the defense sector by French Safran.
- The European Commission published its third annual report on EU FDI screening, providing an overview of FDI enforcement trends and statistics and also published the results of its consultation on the evaluation and revision of the EU FDI screening regulation.
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