08/06/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 8 June, the EU Council adopted a regulation revising the EU framework for screening foreign direct investments (FDI) (see EUROPE 13771/20, 13810/19). The revised regulation requires all Member States to establish screening mechanisms covering a common minimum scope of sensitive sectors, technologies and infrastructure (such as dual-use items and military equipment, critical raw materials, artificial intelligence, energy, transport and digital infrastructure), including foreign investments made through subsidiaries established in the EU, while maintaining sole national responsibility for screening decisions. The regulation will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force 20 days after its publication. The new rules will apply 18 months after the regulation enters into force. Link to the regulation: https://aeur.eu/f/m7q (SP)