STRASBOURG, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU)'s executive chief proposed the establishment of a new EU framework for screening foreign investment in response to the calls from Germany, France and Italy for vetting takeovers in the bloc's sensitive sectors.
"Europe must always defend its strategic interests Tampa Bay Lightning Hoodie ," European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told European lawmakers in his State of Union speech.
Juncker said if a foreign, state-owned company wanted to purchase the bloc's sensitive assets such as harbor, part of energy infrastructure or a defence technology firm, "this should only happen in transparency Customized Adidas Lightning Jerseys , with scrutiny and debate."
"It is a political responsibility to know what is going on in our own backyard so that we can protect our collective security if needed," Juncker said.
The executive chief did not explicate the new EU framework. EU officials reportedly said that the framework would focus on improving coordination between EU member states.
The executive body would give non-binding opinions if some takeovers in sensitive sectors raise security concerns for member states. On the other hand, EU member states could comply or state their reasons.
Media reported that Germany, France and Italy have petitioned the Commission to allow member states to block foreign companies' acquisitions of European know-how.
In June's EU summit Cheap Tampa Bay Lightning Jerseys , the European Council asked the Commission to analyze non-EU investment in the bloc's strategic sectors.
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LONDON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Homelessness across England costs the the public sector more than 1.3 billion U.S. dollars a year Vladislav Namestnikov Salute to Service Jersey , a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) revealed Wednesday.
The NAO in a critical report says the national government has not evaluated the impact of its welfare reforms on homelessness, or the impact of the mitigations that it has put in place.
NAO said there were 77,240 households in temporary accommodation in England in March 2017, an increase of 60 percent compared with March 2011.
The households include 120 Andrei Vasilevskiy Salute to Service Jersey ,540 children, an increase of 73 percent from March 2011, added NAO.
London accounts for 90 percent of families placed in temporary accommodation away from the British capital, with homeless charities claiming many had been sent to live many kilometers away from London.
The report said that three quarters of the total cost of homelessness Victor Hedman Salute to Service Jersey , amounting to 1.12 billion U.S. dollars was spent on temporary accommodation.
NAO said tenancies coming to an end in the privately rented sector has overtaken all other causes to become the biggest single cause of statutory homelessness in England.
The proportion of households accepted as homeless by local authorities due to the end of an assured shorthold tenancy increased from 11 percent during 2009 to 2010 to 32 percent during 2016 to 2017. The proportion in London inc.
