05/03/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 5 March, the Council of the EU adopted a regulation establishing a framework for the screening of foreign investments in the Union. The new rules will allow greater scrutiny of direct investments from third countries on the grounds of security or public order. This European screening mechanism was the subject of an interinstitutional agreement in November 2018 (see EUROPE 12141) and was approved by the European Parliament on 14 February (see EUROPE...