Intra-EU bilateral investment treaties : A test for European solidarity
TNI | 1 February 2013
Intra-EU bilateral investment treaties : A test for European solidarity
Cecilia Olivet
Corporations in Western Europe are suing Central and Eastern European countries at international arbitration tribunals through a vast web of intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs). Yet while the European Commission has questioned the validity of these BITs, Netherlands, Germany, and the UK, oppose their termination.
The case of intra-EU Bilateral Investment Treaties (326.09 KB)