Foreign Investment & National Security
EU Council adopts revised FDI screening regulation with mandatory sectors and January 2028 expected application
Debevoise reports that the European Council formally adopted the revised EU FDI screening regulation on 8 June 2026, with publication in the Official Journal to follow, entry into force 20 days later, and an 18-month member-state preparation period that points to application around January 2028.
BY GEOPOLITICS DESK · JUNE 11, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Debevoise reports that the European Council formally adopted the revised EU FDI screening regulation on 8 June 2026, with publication in the Official Journal to follow, entry into force 20 days later, and an 18-month member-state preparation period that points to application around January 2028. Mandatory screening sectors include defence and dual-use items, AI, quantum, semiconductors, critical infrastructure, strategic raw materials, electoral infrastructure and financial market infrastructure.
Deal teams should update EU triage now: non-EU ultimate ownership, intra-EU structures controlled by non-EU investors, limited internal-restructuring carve-outs, call-in powers, cross-border timing coordination and sensitive-information protection will all matter earlier in transaction planning.