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# EU Council and Parliament agree new rules to screen foreign tech investment
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-11-eu-fdi-screening-regulation-agreement/
- Published: 2025-12-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:01:24.000Z
- Description: The Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement to revise the EU's foreign investment screening rules. It sets a mandatory minimum scope covering AI, quantum, semiconductors and critical infrastructure, while leaving screening decisions to member states.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Council of the EU press release, 11 December 2025](https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/11/foreign-direct-investment-council-and-parliament-reached-political-agreement-to-improve-fdi-screening/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish the final adopted text or when the new screening rules take effect.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-07\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)