The subject of economic security was not on the official agenda of the EU’s trade ministers on Thursday 25 May, but that did not stop some of them from raising it. The European Commission is planning to present a communication on a ‘Strategy for Economic Security’, potentially on 20 June, and the EU27 are discussing the scope of this strategy.
The Commission is considering the possibility of screening outbound investments, as well as tighter controls on exports when they involve...