On 8 June 2026, the new EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation[1] was formally adopted by the Council, following the European Parliament’s approval on 19 May 2026. The Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 26 June 2026. It will enter into force 20 days from that date and will apply from 17 January 2028. The revision is part of the EU’s economic security strategy[2] and represents the most significant…

On 8 May 2025, the European Parliament adopted an amended proposal to revise the EU Foreign Direct Investment Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/452) (the “FDI Regulation”), amending the proposal originally published by the EU Commission and significantly deviating from it in certain important areas. The FDI Regulation revisions will bring into force significant changes to the foreign investment screening landscape across all Member States. It will be essential for investors to seek regulatory advice early in the planning stages of a transaction involving one or more EU Member States in order to formulate a robust FDI regulatory strategy.