The majority of responses recognise the potential for risks linked to outbound investments and cautiously support the step-by-step action proposed in the Commission’s White Paper to monitor and assess the situation in order to formulate appropriate policy responses.
As announced in the White Paper, the Commission held a 12-week public consultation to gather stakeholders’ input and views on the monitoring of certain outbound investment transactions and a subsequent risk assessment.
This targeted consultation was open to the public from 24 January 2024 until 17 April 2024. It was announced on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade. The summary published today presents the overall results of the 52 responses received.
Among the responses, there were 35 from businesses or business associations, five from academic/research institutions, three from public authorities, and ten from EU citizens, NGOs or other organisations.
The results of the public consultation have been discussed in the Commission Expert Group on Outbound Investment and will be considered by the Commission for all further steps in developing a policy approach towards security risks related to outbound investments.
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- Publication date
- 23 July 2024
- Author
- Directorate-General for Trade
- Location
- Brussels
- Trade topics
- Investment