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Current EU Investment Agreement DevelopmentsInvestment Agreement • February 5th, 2021
The protection of investment inside a Member State has been a European affair for long. In its internal market, the European Union sought to create an area without borders for persons, goods, services and capital. This goal was by and large achieved through the anchoring of the fundamental freedoms into the Treaty and the continuous adoption of single market legislation. Moreover, enforcement action from the European Commission against EU Member States before the European Court of Justice ensured that the agreed rules were also implemented. Finally, in- dividuals could rely on directly applicable European law in litigation before na- tional courts, who could request help from Luxembourg in the interpretation there- of.
