Screening Foreign Direct Investment in the EU - Political Rationale, Legal Limitations, Legislative Options (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from third countries-a desirable form of investment to boost the EU's economy or a threat to important EU and Member State interests that must be mitigated via FDI screening mechanisms? FDI screening is a complex, controversial and highly topical subject at the intersection of law, politics and economics. This book analyzes the political rationale behind FDI screening in the EU, reveals the legal limitations of current FDI screening mechanisms based on security and public order, and identifies legislative options for broader screening mechanisms in accordance with EU and international economic law. In particular, the book identifies the four main concerns in the EU regarding FDI from third countries: distortive competition effects; the lack of reciprocity on FDI treatment between the EU and the investor's home country; objectives of the investor or their home country that may be detrimental to EU interests; and safety of private information. On this basis, the book analyzes the Screening Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/452) and its newly introduced screening ground "security or public order" and asks whether this and other similar screening grounds based on the notions of security, public order and public policy can address these concerns with regard to foreign investors. Based on an analysis of WTO law and EU primary law, it argues that they cannot. Thus, the question arises: Do the EU and Member States have the flexibility to adopt broader FDI screening mechanisms? To answer this question, the book examines the freedoms of capital movement and establishment in EU primary law, as well as various sources of international economic law such as, first and foremost, the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services, but also other bi- and plurilateral trade and investment treaties, including the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. In closing, the book identifies various legislative options for broader FDI screening mechanisms-and their shortcomings.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	European Yearbook of International Economic Law, 26
Release date:	July 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Jens Velten
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	359
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-105602-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International economic & trade law > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-105602-7
Barcode:	9783031056024

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