Charles Ho Wang Mak* and I-Ju Chen** China is now a major player in some of the United States’ (US) most important sectors. China’s impact can be found through the acquisition by some of its most influential companies, which are later acquired by the sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) of China. US’ companies, for example, Apple … Continue reading Regulatory Challenges Arising from Sovereign Wealth Funds and National Security: Exacerbate Great Power Competition between China and the United States?
Tag: EU investment policy
Practical Implications of the New Legal Framework for Foreign Direct Investment in the European Union
By Dr. Philipp Stompfe, LL.M. (London)* In March 2018, following an initiative of Germany, France and Italy, the Council of the European Union (“EU”) approved a Regulation on establishing a framework for screening of foreign direct investments (“FDI”) into the European Union (“Regulation”). The new Regulation entered into force on 10 April 2019 and will … Continue reading Practical Implications of the New Legal Framework for Foreign Direct Investment in the European Union
3rd EFILA Annual Conference: Vienna, 23 February 2017
REGISTER NOW for the 3rd EFILA Annual Conference will take place on 23 February 2017 in Vienna. The topic is “The External Relations Aspects of the EU’s Investment Law & Policy”. This conference will focus on how the EU’s investment law and policy is perceived in other parts of the world. This is in contrast … Continue reading 3rd EFILA Annual Conference: Vienna, 23 February 2017
Intra-EU BITs in a Fragile Union: On Non-Papers and Other (Legal) Demons
by Horia Ciurtin LL.M., Managing Editor of the EFILA Blog* The Geo-Economic ‘Great Game’ and Its Symbolic Requirements The Commission’s endless troubles with intra-EU investment treaties appears as a benchmark for its ability to develop a coherent trade and investment policy. Every single state and non-state stakeholder across the globalized agora is closely watching the manner … Continue reading Intra-EU BITs in a Fragile Union: On Non-Papers and Other (Legal) Demons