The European Commission has recently adopted Recommendation (EU) 2025/63, urging Member States to monitor outbound investments in critical technology sectors essential for the Union’s economic security.

Member States are encouraged to collect data on investments and assess the risks associated with operations such as acquisitions, joint ventures, and venture capital in the fields of semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies. Although non-binding and temporary, the monitoring could evolve into binding regulatory instruments.

The Golden Power Task Force describes the new features introduced by the Recommendation and comments on the updates regarding the control of outbound investments in the newsletter available here.