Blick auf das D4 und das AD Gebäude

LawGov’s Stefan Mayr discusses FDI screening at conference on institution building in the Western Balkans

28/05/2025

The increasing geopoliticization of international trade and investment and concerns over the weaponization of critical supply chains and strategic infrastructur

The increasing geopoliticization of international trade and investment and concerns over the weaponization of critical supply chains and strategic infrastructures have sparked a global trend in advanced economies to screen foreign direct investment. LawGov’s Stefan Mayr was invited to provide input on the evolving EU acquis and challenges at the intersection of investment screening and competition law at an international conference on “Building Effective Market Institutions in Western Balkans” organized by the Worldbank, the Vienna Development Knowledge Center, and the Austrian Federal Competition Authority on 26 May 2025.

Back to overview