The Age of Open Strategic Autonomy

Jonas Fechter; Janosch Wiesenthal Maître en droit (Paris II Panthéon-Assas)

doi:10.5771/9783748915911

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In order to overcome the geo-economic challenges of the present, the European Union has developed the concept of Open Strategic Autonomy, which aims in particular to strengthen the European Union's ability to be resilient and assertive in the international community. But what exactly does Open Strategic Autonomy imply? The answer to this question is essentially based on an analysis of the European Union's foreign trade law instruments and their interaction with each other. Young scholars and practitioners examine these instruments as well as the theoretical foundation and limits of Open Strategic Autonomy in the multi-level system.With contributions byDr. Iryna Bogdanova | Dr. Sophie Bohnert, LL.M. (College of Europe) | RA Dr. Carsten Bormann, M.Jur. (Oxford) | Thijs De Cuyper | Jonas Fechter | Aleksander Godhe | Federica Marconi | Pierfrancesco Mattiolo | RA Stephan Müller | Célia Marie Royer | Daniel Peter Schmidt, LL.M. (WU) | Dr. Kilian Wagner, BA | Janosch Wiesenthal, Maitre en droit (Paris II Panthéon-Assas)

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Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-0843-8
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-1591-1
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 270
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Jonas Fechter, Janosch Wiesenthal
1. A. Challenges to the International Economic Order No access
2. B. The EU’s Reaction: Open Strategic Autonomy No access
3. C. The Conference No access
4. D. Contributions No access
5. E. Open Strategic Autonomy: (Further) Gaining Momentum No access
6. F. Concluding Remarks No access
7. Bibliography No access
Thijs De Cuyper
1. A. Introduction No access
2. B. The lack of coherence in EU policymaking No access
3. C. The coherence requirement in the design and operation of the European Union No access
4. D. Making sense of the coherence requirement No access
5. 1. I. Building the Open Strategic Autonomy policy: rationale and execution No access
  2. 1. 1. Coherence within the Foreign Investment Screening Practice No access
    2. 2. Coherence within the Foreign Subsidies Regulation No access
    3. 3. Coherence within the International Procurement Instrument No access
    4. 4. Coherence within the Anti-Coercion Instrument No access
  3. 1. 1. Towards the advancement of European strategic autonomy No access
    2. 2. Towards the preservation of openness No access
6. F. Conclusion: should coherence be a priority in the Open Strategic Autonomy framework? No access
7. G. Bibliography No access
Federica Marconi
1. A. A changing landscape No access
2. B. The evolving path from national to supernational competence in trade and investments No access
3. 1. I. National prerogatives No access
  2. II. The Regulation (EU) 452/2019: a “platypus”? No access
  3. 1. 1. The European Commission’s Communication of March 26, 2020 No access
    2. 2. European Commission’s Communication of April 4, 2022 No access
4. D. Blurring the lines: economic and national security in the era of great power rivalry No access
5. E. Conclusions No access
6. Bibliography No access
Sophie Bohnert, Daniel Peter Schmidt
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Ex Ante Screening Systems No access
  2. II. Standstill Obligations and Suspensory Effects as Procedural Safeguards No access
3. 1. I. Exploring the Notion of Gun Jumping No access
  2. II. Legal Methodology No access
  3. 1. 1. Failure-to-File No access
    2. 2. Early Implementation No access
    3. 3. Scope of the Gun Jumping Prohibition No access
    4. 4. Differences between Investment Control and Merger Control No access
  4. IV. Detection and Sanctions No access
4. D. Conclusion No access
5. Bibliography No access
Stephan Müller, Carsten Bormann
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. 1. The framework No access
    2. 2. Practical implications No access
    3. 3. Evaluation No access
  2. II. Cross-border constellations No access
  3. III. FDI screening does not come alone No access
3. 1. I. Understanding diverging interests of transaction parties and the role of lawyers No access
  2. II. Mitigating the risks of information sharing No access
  3. III. Handling the intelligence gap No access
4. 1. I. Adapting transactions to the age of "Open Strategic Autonomy" No access
  2. II. Legislative improvements No access
5. Bibliography No access
Célia Royer
1. A. Introduction No access
2. B. The EU cooperation mechanism as a core element of the FDI Screening Regulation No access
3. 1. I. The role of the EC No access
  2. II. The role of the Member States No access
  3. III. Group of Experts No access
4. D. The scope of the FDI Screening Regulation and in particular the cooperation mechanism No access
5. 1. I. Cooperation mechanism in relation to foreign direct investments under review No access
  2. II. Cooperation mechanism in relation to foreign direct investments not undergoing screening No access
6. 1. I. Intentions to provide comments No access
  2. II. Requests for additional information No access
  3. III. Comments from the Member States and opinions from the EC No access
7. 1. I. How the information gathered within the cooperation mechanism is taken into account on the national level and influences decision making No access
8. H. First experiences with the cooperation mechanism No access
9. I. What the future might bring No access
10. Bibliography No access
Pierfrancesco Mattiolo
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Open v. autonomous policies No access
  2. II. The debate on Open Strategic Autonomy applied to external and internal subsidization No access
3. 1. I. The Commission White Paper of 2020: defining the regulatory gap No access
  2. II. State aid law No access
  3. III. Trade law No access
  4. IV. Other areas of EU competition law No access
  5. V. Public procurement law No access
4. 1. I. The FSR notion of subsidy: between Art. 107 (TFEU) and the ASCM No access
  2. II. The FSR notion of distortion and the balancing test No access
  3. III. Redressive measures under the FSR No access
  4. IV. The first FSR procedure: ex officio review No access
  5. V. The second FSR procedure: concentrations No access
  6. VI. The third FSR procedure: public procurement No access
5. 1. I. The defensive approach No access
  2. II. The offensive approach No access
6. D. Conclusion No access
7. Bibliography No access
Kilian Wagner
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. ‘Security interests’ in public international law No access
  2. 1. 1. Art. XXI under the GATT 1947 No access
    2. 2. The security exception(s) under WTO dispute settlement No access
3. 1. I. The scope of investment screening mechanisms No access
  2. II. ‘On grounds of security or public order’ No access
  3. III. The interrelations of FDI screening and international investment law No access
4. 1. I. Security Exception Clauses No access
  2. II. Carving-out FDI screening No access
5. E. Conclusion No access
6. Bibliography No access
Iryna Bogdanova
1. A. 5G: economic implications of its rollout and relevant national security risks No access
2. 1. I. Explicit bans on Chinese suppliers’ participation in 5G No access
  2. II. Risk-based policies, including implicit bans on Chinese suppliers’ participation in 5G No access
  3. III. No restrictions on the use of Chinese suppliers in 5G rollout No access
3. 1. 1. 1. WTO as a rule maker No access
    2. 2. WTO as a litigation forum and national security exceptions No access
  2. 1. 1. IIAs as standard setters No access
    2. 2. Investor-state arbitration as a litigation forum and national security as an exception No access
4. D. Concluding remarks No access
5. Bibliography No access
Aleksander Godhe
1. A. Introduction No access
2. B. Pillars of Open Strategic Autonomy No access
3. C. Corruption and the economy No access
4. D. Corruption as a transnational threat No access
5. E. Role and impact of international anti-Corruption frameworks No access
6. F. Conclusion No access
7. Bibliography No access
Contributors No access Pages 267 - 270