MEPs from the EPP, S&D and Greens/EFA Groups at the European Parliament asked, during a debate in plenary on Wednesday 14 June, for a European Commission measure to control at EU level foreign investment in strategic EU sectors – especially because the countries from which these investments are made tend to restrict or ban access by European investors to their own markets.
"Foreign investment remains a key principle for the EU. We need investment as an engine for growth and job creation....