Expands the list of projects and programmes of “Union Interest” under the EU-FDI Screening Regulation

On 29 September 2021, the European Commission has adopted the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2126. It expands the list of projects and programmes of “Union interest” to include, among others, the Space Programme, the Digital Europe Programme and the European Defence Fund as well as the Europe4Health Programme. Under Article 8 of the EU-FDI Screening Regulation, the Commission may issue an opinion on screened investments, if it considers that the said investments are likely to affect the projects or programmes of Union interest and the said investments pose a threat to security and public order of more than one Member State or the whole Union.

• Type:

  • Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)

• Industry:

  • Not industry specific

• Sources:

  • EUR-Lex, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2126 of 29 September 2021 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the screen, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2021.432.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2021%3A432%3ATOC, 03 Dec 2021
  • European Study Unite of Liege University, Amendment to the list of projects or programmes of Union interest in the EU framework of FDIs, https://www.esu.ulg.ac.be/amendment-to-the-list-of-projects-or-programmes-of-union-interest-in-the-eu-framework-of-fdis/, 12 Oct 2021