Greece – Implements Foreign Direct Investment Screening for Shareholding

Greece – Implements Foreign Direct Investment Screening for Shareholding

On 23 May 2025, the Greek Parliament passed its law on the implementation of the EU FDI Screening Regulation for shareholding.

  • From 23 May, 2025, foreign direct investment into Greece is subject to mandatory pre-approval at certain thresholds in specified sensitive industry sectors.
  • Passive investment by institutional investors meeting these thresholds are not exempt from the requirements.

More details can be found here in the published law