On 29 April 2020, the French Treasury announced additional emergency measures undertaken to strengthen its national foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism.… Continue Reading
On March 14, 2017, U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced new legislation to “give top U.S. agriculture and food officials permanent representation on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).” (Senator Grassley Press Release, Grassley, Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Agricultural Interests in Foreign Acquisitions, Mar. … Continue Reading
TPP – Opposition Remains Strong. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) stated last week that the U.S. Senate will not vote on TPP’s implementing legislation during lame-duck session of Congress as many – including the Obama Administration – had hoped, saying: The current agreement, the Trans-Pacific agreement, which has some serious flaws, will not be … Continue Reading
