Foreign Direct Investment in the European Union Law after the Lisbon Treaty: EU`s New Exclusive Competence in the Common Investment Policy

Novičić, Žaklina and Lađevac, Ivona (2011) Foreign Direct Investment in the European Union Law after the Lisbon Treaty: EU`s New Exclusive Competence in the Common Investment Policy. In: Development Potentials of Foreign Direct Investment: International Experiences. Institute of international politics and economics, Belgrade, pp. 219-239. ISBN 978-86-7067-152-2

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Abstract

Under the Treaty of Lisbon new exclusive competence on foreign direct investment has been conferred to the European institutions. This change will have a number of potentially important implications for decisionmaking in the EU, as well in the areas of the external trade and investment policy. New competence is affecting on the conclusion of international agreements, the membership status to relevant international organization and the contending party status in a dispute settlement mechanisms regarding foreign direct investment. This article summarizes and discusses the main treaty changes and some key implementing questions regarding foreign direct investment in the EU Law after the Lisbon Treaty.

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