{"id":134610,"date":"2025-12-13T21:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T21:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/?p=134610"},"modified":"2025-12-13T21:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T21:47:07","slug":"eu-reaches-deal-to-screen-incoming-foreign-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/eu-reaches-deal-to-screen-incoming-foreign-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"EU reaches deal to screen incoming foreign investments"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"post-header post-header--conveyor\">\n<div class=\"post-header__text\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader has-summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader__summary\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"summary\">\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader has-summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader__summary\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader has-summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader__summary\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader has-summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader has-summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader__summary\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"summary\">\n<div class=\"post-subheader has-summary\">\n<p class=\"post-subheader__summary\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"summary\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">BRUSSELS \u2014 The EU has struck a political agreement to overhaul the bloc\u2019s foreign direct investment screening rules,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: white; 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