By Cynthia Kroet ( October 28, 2026, 14:47 GMT | Insight) -- EU governments are moving closer to an agreement on the Industrial Accelerator Act’s foreign investment rules, backing changes to the sectors covered and safeguards on future expansion, MLex has learned. Divisions remain over the European Commission’s powers to waive investment conditions and take over assessments, as well as the investment threshold and workforce requirements. Ireland, which is steering negotiations, is aiming for an EU government agreement on the IAA as a whole by the end of November.EU governments are moving closer to an agreement on the foreign investment chapter of the Industrial Accelerator Act, with broad support for changes to its sectoral scope and safeguards over how the rules could be expanded....
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