Brussels seeks detail on companies U.S. investment plans ahead of trade talks [Video]

European Union policy-makers have asked the bloc’s leading companies and CEOs to swiftly provide detail of their U.S. investment plans, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as Brussels prepares for trade talks with Washington.

Members of the Confederation of European Business, also known as BusinessEurope, an alliance of 42 federations across the region, received a survey from the European Commission on Monday. It asked for information on coming U.S. investments with the instruction to respond as soon as possible, one source said.

A similar note seeking information on investment plans for the next five years was sent to the 59-person European Roundtable for Industry, a second source said, with a note that the request came personally from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The roundtable’s members include the CEOs of companies ranging from chip equipment maker ASML to chemicals group BASF to software company SAP, as well as automakers BMW and …