Brussels, 18/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - The fact that the Lisbon Treaty has given the EU exclusive powers over foreign direct investment (fdi) means that a balance must be struck between legal protection of investors' rights and the right of public authorities to issue regulations. This in turn requires detailed definitions of types of investor and types of investment. This is the message of a report by Kader Arif (S&D, France), adopted by the European Parliament's international trade...