Press Release: Council adopts framework for investor-to-state dispute settlement

The Council of the European Union approved a framework for managing financial responsibility linked to investor-to-state dispute settlement proceedings at the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on the 23 July 2014.

The regulation, part of a broader EU framework for investment protection policy, establishes rules for managing the financial consequences of investor-to-state disputes, specifying how cooperation between the Commission and the member states should be structured in specific cases.

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ESO: Background information: EU welcomes new UN Convention on transparency for investor-state dispute settlement http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-welcomes-new-un-convention-on-transparency-for-investor-state-dispute-settlement/

ESO: Background information: Investor-state dispute settlement: Council confirms deal with EP http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-investor-state-dispute-settlement-council-confirms-deal-with-ep/

ESO: Background information: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS): State of play and prospects for reform http://www.europeansources.info/record/investor-state-dispute-settlement-isds-state-of-play-and-prospects-for-reform/

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