On Tuesday, 29 April, Andrew Hill, Senior Policy Adviser, AmCham EU represented the organisation at CompLaw's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Regimes & Foreign Subsidies Regulation conference. Joining the panel on the EU foreign direct investment screening mechanism, Mr Hill stressed the need to align FDI screening frameworks across borders and to ensure that FDI screening is focused on transactions with clear national security concerns. He also underlined the importance of predictability for businesses operating in the Single Market. The Foreign Investment Screening Regulation, if designed correctly, could make a significant impact in safeguarding security while preserving Europe's openness to global investment.
Highlighting the need for predictable investment policies

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On Thursday, 24 October, Andrew Hill, Senior Policy Adviser, AmCham EU represented the organisation by speaking at the Conference on Foreign Investment Screening, hosted by the CELIS Institute.The discussion focused on the evolving landscape of investment screening in Europe and ways to ensure that the Foreign Investment Screening Regulation best supports Europe’s security. It also highlighted the importance of honing investment screening towards the most risky investments, while creating optimal pathways for cooperation between agencies. Panellists also highlighted the growing need for transatlantic cooperation, the drive toward transparent screening mechanisms and the development of investment screening as a practice, and the future of investment screening in view of economic security.
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