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Jochem De Kok
The Regulation establishing a European framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU followed a reignited debate on whether foreign investments, in particular from China, should be placed under greater scrutiny for their potential impact on security. While national security review mechanisms already exist in many Member States, a European approach is still lacking. The framework allows for a more co-ordinated approach, a limited degree of harmonisation and the first step towards a European review mechanism by assigning a formal role to the Commission. While leaving the ultimate authority to decide on whether to allow or block a transaction to the Member States concerned, the competence for the Commission to issue non-binding opinions is likely to place the Commission in a central role in investment screening.
