EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

EESC supports EU competence for control of FDI from third countries when it has impact on several member states

Brussels, 25/04/2018 (Agence Europe)

In an opinion on the draft EU framework for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the EU from third countries, which was adopted on Thursday 19 April, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) advocates very careful screening of foreign investment – which is both an important source of growth, jobs and innovation but which can also involve risks for national security and public order in the EU. 

In the view of EESC rapporteur Christian Bäumler from Germany...