EU Moves to Protect Interests Against Predatory China

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EU Moves to Protect Interests Against Predatory China

The European Parliament recently approved a law that will create a process for future foreign investments in Europe.

By Philippe Le Corre

Published on Nov 26, 2018

Source: Financial Times

Less than two years after France, Germany and Italy wrote to the European Commission advocating a new screening mechanism on foreign direct investment, the EU has finalised a scheme that aims to protect European interests.

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This article was originally posted in the Financial Times.

About the Author

Philippe Le Corre

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Program

Philippe Le Corre was a nonresident senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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