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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Draft EU Foreign Investment Screening Regulation sets out more comprehensive screening regime

A&O Shearman on 1/26/2024

On 24 January 2024, the European Commission (EC) published its proposed reform of foreign investment screening in the EU. The proposal introduces more comprehensive rules for the review of foreign investments and strengthens...more

Court of Justice of the European Union says ad hoc submission to arbitration of dispute between EU Member State and EU investor...

A&O Shearman on 11/2/2021

On 26 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) delivered its judgment in Case C‑109/20, Republic of Poland v PL Holdings S.á r.l. (PL Holdings)....more

The General Court comes to Miculas’ aid

A&O Shearman on 7/2/2019

Introduction - In a decision rendered on 18 June 2019 (joint Cases T 624/15, T 694/15 and T 704/15), the General Court of the European Union (the Court) annulled the European Commission’s (the EC) decision 2015/1570 of 30...more

EU Top Court Rules EU Investment Arbitration Tribunals Are Incompatible with EU Law: Implications for Investors

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 5/15/2018

In Slovak Republic v. Achmea B.V. (Achmea), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the existence of an independent arbitral tribunal established under a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between EU Member States is...more

The Court of Justice of the European Union finds the arbitration provision in The Netherlands-Slovakia BIT incompatible with EU...

A&O Shearman on 3/12/2018

On 6 March 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) delivered its judgment in Case C-284/16, Slovakia Republic v Achmea B.V., declaring that the investor-State arbitration provision in the bilateral...more

Blog: Council of the EU agrees its position on the Prospectus Regulation – next steps

Cooley LLP on 6/13/2016

The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) of the Council of the European Union has agreed a negotiating position on the proposed Prospectus Regulation. The Council is expected to confirm Coreper’s decision on 17 June...more

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