Europe BITs

Many, if not most, European governments have bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with other countries. A number of them have online databases where the public can access individual treaties or learn more about the objectives and status of their BIT negotiation programmes.

last update: May 2012

Energy Charter Treaty modernisation text (Jun 2022)

| 13-Sep-2022

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Energy Charter Treaty modernisation text summary (Jun 2022)

Energy Charter | 27-Jun-2022

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Draft convention on investments abroad (Abs-Shawcross draft convention)

International Arbitration | 20-Apr-2021

One of the most significant early proposals for a multilateral agreement to protect private foreign investment was launched in 1957 by groups of European business people, and lawyers.

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EU-China BIT: schedules annex (Mar 2021)

European Commission | 12-Mar-2021

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EU-China BIT partial text (Jan 2021)

European Commission | 22-Jan-2021

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Energy Charter Treaty: EU text proposal for the modernisation (May 2020)

European Commission | 27-May-2020

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