Germany tightens rules on foreign takeovers

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's government agreed on Wednesday to tighten rules to protect domestic firms from unwanted takeovers by investors from non-European Union countries.The move comes at a time when Europe's biggest economy, and the EU as a whole, is reconsidering relations with China in the face of increased investment in critical sectors by Chinese state-owned enterprises.In future, transactions which have implications for German security should be provisionally put on hold pending a..