This three-day residential course is held in Florence. Instructors will alternate between lectures, case studies, and group activities to enhance the discussion and improve the learning experience.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Recognise how the definition, prohibition, and obligations outlined in REMIT influence trading practices and other operational processes within market actors.
• Interpret instances that may constitute market abuse, including forms such as market manipulation and insider trading.
• Analyse the surveillance methodologies employed by national regulatory authorities and ACER.
• Identify the modifications implemented in the REMIT framework through the recent Regulation revision.

The course is given in English and developed for:

• Professionals engaged in the regulation of the energy sector
• Staff of government agencies and regulatory bodies
• Staff of energy companies (regulated and unregulated) dealing with regulatory affairs and market surveillance
• Staff of European and national associations, researchers interested in knowing more about how integrity and transparency is promoted in the EU energy market

Being a specialised course, participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of the main concepts relevant to REMIT and its implementation. Participants new to the area are encouraged to attend the online workshop “Introduction to Remit” on 29 October 2024, which provides an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the main concepts at the basis of REMIT implementation. Attendance at the workshop is optional for the course participants and is included in the course fee.

29 October 2024: Complementary workshop – Introduction to REMIT 

This workshop will explore the basic concepts, definitions, obligations and prohibitions under the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency.

9.15 – 9.30 Introduction to the workshop Alberto Pototschnig | FSR, RSCAS, EUI

9.30 – 10.30 Introduction to REMIT: purpose, scope and actors Alberto Pototschnig | FSR, RSCAS, EUI

10.30 – 10.45 Break

10.45 – 11.45 Insider trading Sofia Nicolai | FSR, RSCAS, EUI

11.45 – 12.00 Q&A

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break

13.00 – 14.00 Market manipulation Alberto Pototschnig | FSR, RSCAS, EUI

14.00 – 14.15 Break

14.15 – 15.15 Introduction to REMIT obligations Sofia Nicolai | FSR, RSCAS, EUI

• Q&A
• Group work activities
• Case studies

After the course, a certificate of participation will be provided to the participants.

Each year, the Florence School of Regulation – Energy and Climate (FSR Energy & Climate) awards scholarships for a wide variety of training courses targeting a broad audience of professionals and academics.

Applications will be assessed by a Selection Committee of FSR members on a yearly basis. The successful candidates will be informed after February 2024 and will be provided with all relevant information on how to enroll in the online course or residential training of their choice.

Send your application by 2 February 2025.

Find more information here

Fees

• General fee: 2,450 EUR
• Associate donors fee (10%): 2,205 EUR
• Major donors fee (20%): 1,960 EUR
• Star donors fee (25%): 1,837 EUR

The course fee includes participation in the Workshop “Introduction to Remit” which will be held online on  29 October 2024.

Cancellation policy

Paid registration fee is non-refundable. However, registrant substitution may be made up to 20 days before the start date of the course.

Please arrange your travel and accommodation as soon as possible as Florence is very popular in this period.

Please note that the course fee does not cover travel and accommodation costs.

This is a fully residential training course, and classes will be held in Florence on 12-14 November 2024.
By submitting your application, you are committing to pay the corresponding fee.

Event venue
Sala Europa
Villa Schifanoia,
Via Giovanni Boccaccio 121,
I-50133 Firenze – Italy

Local transportation
Villa Schifanoia is easily reachable by taxi from Florence centre or from Fiesole (about 20€) and from Florence Airport (about 35€).

If you prefer public transport (ticket 1,50€ to be bought in official ticket offices, machines and authorised retailers that display the Autolinee Toscane sticker):

• Take bus number 7 from the main railway station (bus stop: Stazione Nazionale) and get off at the stop ‘San Domenico 01’ (map) From there walk to our main building, Badia Fiesolana (map). Once there, ask the porters to direct you to the internal path connecting our campus (5-minute walk)

Or:

• From the main railway station (bus stop: Stazione Nazionale) take bus n. 1B and get off at the last stop: Boccaccio Cino da Pistoia (map). Then walk up the hill to Villa Schifanoia (map)