On 6 March, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its verdict in the case of Achmea versus the Slovakian Republic. Among others, the proceedings concerned the question of compatibility between ...
The United States has tightened its investment screening (FIRRMA). The competencies of the CFIUS Committee, which is responsible for investment screening, have been significantly expanded. The reform ...
An EU-China investment agreement is long overdue. So far, the negotiations for the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), which had started in 2013, are proving difficult at best. The CAI is so ...
By investing abroad, companies do not only face economic but also political risks. Bilateral and plurilateral treaties between states offer protection against political risks as well as clear procedur ...
Investment guarantees are indispensable for German exporters. When investing in emerging or developing countries in particular, investors expose themselves to political risks that they could not take ...
In recent years, the German Federal Government has repeatedly expanded its rights of intervention in foreign investments. Three modernization rounds of the regulatory framework are planned for 2020 al ...
Chinese company takeovers in Germany are currently being hotly debated. As such, the responses from Berlin and Brussels are politically motivated. For its part, German industry rejects protectionist m ...
