Welcome to the Working Group 8 - Investment Screening!

Thank you for your interest in this Community, which is part of the larger EU-US Trade and Technology Council Community on Futurium. This community was a virtual space for businesses, public authorities, innovators, researchers, civil society, and policymakers to shape the EU and US discussions in the Trade and Technology Council during the period 2021-2024.

The Trade and Technology Council was set up at the June 2021 EU-US summit and served as a forum for the European Union and the United States to coordinate approaches to key global trade, economic, and technology issues and to deepen transatlantic trade and economic relations based on shared democratic values between 2021-2024. 

The Investment Screening working group focused on exchanging information on investment trends impacting security, including strategic trends with respect to industries concerned, origin of investments, and types of transactions. It further focused on best practices, including with respect to risk analysis and the systems for risk mitigation measures with a focus on sensitive technologies and related sensitive data, which may include personal data. Together with other working groups, focus strived to develop a holistic view of the policy tools addressing risks related to specific sensitive technologies. The working group conducted a joint virtual outreach events for stakeholders.

As this cooperation format is no longer active, this Community will be closed as of 30 September 2026. 

The EU-US Trade and Technology Community team