Following the meetings of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council in Pittsburgh on 29 September 2021, in Paris-Saclay on 16 May 2022 and Washington on 5 December 2022, and in light of the Joint Statements, which recognize the importance of investment screening in order to address risks to national security and, within the EU, public order, the EU and US invite stakeholders to participate to an outreach event.

The Joint EU-U.S. Stakeholders Outreach event will provide an opportunity for experts from industry, academia and civil society to review and discuss, with representatives of EU and U.S. authorities, priorities, principles and areas for investment screening cooperation. Stakeholders are invited to submit inputs, questions and comments in advance to the event by using the Futurium online platform  (EU-US Trade and Technology Council / Working Group 8 - Investment Screening). Participants will also be invited to share views during the event.

Lead participants

• European Commission DG TRADE Directorate F - ​​​​Enforcement, Market Access, SMEs, Legal affairs, Technology and Security
• US Department of the Treasury - Office of Investment Security, Policy and International Relations
• US State Department

Registration: please REGISTER HERE:Event: U.S.-EU TTC – Investment Screening – Virtual Stakeholder Outreach Event (treasury.gov)before Friday, December 9, 23:00 CET. Registered participants will receive a confirmation e-mail with a Zoom link. In case of questions, please contact: Gwendolyn Crafts at Gwendolyn.crafts@treasury.gov