CLDP will host a bilateral workshop on investment screening in Montenegro, in direct response to a request from its government counterparts. The workshop will focus on supporting the interagency working group on investment screening in drafting the secondary legislation necessary to operationalize...

CLDP will organize an investment screening workshop in Tirana, Albania, at the request of the Ministry of Economy, to support the initial phase of implementing the Council of Ministers’ recent decision on secondary legislation for investment screening. The workshop will focus on strengthening the...

On April 27–28, CLDP, in coordination with the U.S. Departments of Treasury, State, and Energy, as well as CEISD Romania and the CELIS Institute, convened a regional workshop on investment screening in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Delegations from Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro...

In coordination with U.S. Embassy Pristina, CLDP will host a workshop on investment screening in Kosovo. In September 2024, Kosovo enacted the Law on Sustainable Development, which establishes a national investment screening mechanism. CLDP, in close coordination with the U.S. interagency, provided...

CLDP will lead a delegation from the Western Balkans to the CELIS Forum on Investment Screening in Berlin to support regional efforts to strengthen foreign investment review mechanisms and align with international best practices. As countries in the region move toward deeper integration with the...

CLDP in cooperation with the U.S. interagency and international experts, will host a regional workshop on investment screening mechanisms in the Balkans. Participants from each country will examine the legal and institutional frameworks necessary to implement transparent and effective investment...

Investment screening is a vital tool for protecting national security and fostering a safe and transparent environment for U.S. investments. Over the past three days, CLDP, together with the U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of State, CEISD (Romania), and Ministry of Industry and Trade of...

CLDP, in partnership with the Romanian Competition Council, organized a workshop in Bucharest, Romania with the goal of assisting EU candidate countries with developing investment screening mechanisms. CLDP will sponsor the attendance of participants from Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, and...

From September 17-18, 2024, CLDP, in partnership with US interagency colleagues, Montenegrin Ministry of Economic Development, and the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, conducted a workshop on investment screening best practices.  The program provided an in-depth introduction...

From October 14-15, 2024, CLDP, in partnership with US interagency colleagues, the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, the French Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industry, and the OECD, hosted a high-level delegation of Kosovar government officials to discuss best practices in investment...