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European Parliament approves mandatory FDI screening for defence, AI and chips

MEPs voted 508 to 64, with 90 abstentions, to make screening of foreign investment in defence, semiconductors, AI and critical raw materials mandatory EU-wide, closing gaps in the 2019 regime. Council approval and an 18-month delay before entry into force still follow.

Verified Editor-read European Parliament Legislative Train Schedule, 19 May 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish the regulation is in force; Council still had to adopt it formally before application.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. Parliament adopts mandatory FDI screening for defence/AI/chips EU-wide, not yet in force. European 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 2026-09-22. How the record is made

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