On 8 June 2026, the Council adopted the revised EU FDI Screening Regulation. The revised Regulation will apply by the end of 2027. It goes further than the existing screening regime in that it requires all EU Member States to have a screening mechanism in place for a common minimum scope of sensitive sectors, technologies, and infrastructure (such as dual-use items and military equipment, critical raw materials, artificial intelligence, energy, transport and digital infrastructure). All EU Member States must assess whether their existing regime needs to be updated.

In parallel, EU legislators are working on the Industrial Accelerator Act. If adopted, the Commission’s proposal would introduce additional requirements for certain foreign investments above EUR 100 million in sectors such as batteries, electric vehicles, solar PV, and critical raw materials.

Foreign investment screening is here to stay and is becoming an increasingly relevant part of transaction planning and strategic investment analysis across the EU.

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• Approved FDI Regulation
• Proposed Industrial Accelerator Act

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