The FSR provides a forum for critical discussion and independent analysis of the developments in EU energy law and policy. Our activities are aimed at professionals from national energy regulatory authorities, European and international institutions, energy-focused law firms, consultancies and energy utility companies.
The FSR organises an extensive series of policy events throughout Europe focusing on the current topics facing energy market players from both a legal and economic perspective, and promote European and international networking through knowledge and practice sharing. We carry out applied research and provide training courses that bring together leading experts in the field to provide participants with critical insight and comprehensive knowledge of the key issues in energy law and policy.
The EU network codes and guidelines for electricity, first introduced in the Third Energy Package, are designed to enable the implementation of an EU internal electricity market. These codes and…
Introduction to the Debate and Opening Presentations On Wednesday, 9 February 2022, the FSR held a debate, part of the…
The Opinion of Advocate General Rantos in Case C 377/20 Servizio Elettrico Nazionale (available in English here) concerns the use…
This podcast focuses on the Commission’s state aid decision on the Belgian capacity mechanism from August 2021 and highlights the key legal aspects of the case. This case is a…
On Wednesday, 12 January, the first FSR debate of 2022 discussed the important topic of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage…
On Wednesday, 6 April 2022, a #FSRDebate discussed the highly topical issue of gas storage in the European Union. Specifically,…
Our last #FSRDebate addressed the crucial question of how policymakers and regulators can avoid carbon lock-in jeopardising the attainment of…
In this podcast, Professors Kim Talus (Universities of Tulane, Eastern Finland and Helsinki), Dirk Buschle (Energy Community Secretariat, College of Europe), and Leigh Hancher (FSR, Tilburg University, and Baker Botts…
The present working paper concerns a chapter on the application of the EU State aid rules in the context of the COVID 19 outbreak, which is to be published in…
This eight-week course covers the fundamentals of energy and climate policy in the EU Green Deal. The Grand Tour of Europe’s energy and climate policy The European Green Deal is…
EU Electricity Network Codes & the Clean Energy Package Enter the world of electricity markets in Europe ‘Evolution of electricity markets in Europe’ is an 8-week online course in collaboration…
The school carries out multidisciplinary research with the purpose of developing economically, legally, and socially-sound regulation and policy.
Designed by an international faculty of academics and the main experts in the field, our courses are designed to meet the educational needs of professionals at all levels.
Our events bring together the world of academia and practice to offer a vast range of opportunities for open discussion and practice sharing.
The global economy has come to a standstill, and governments around the world have had to intervene massively to support their domestic economies during the coronavirus crisis. Government support to industry is only likely to increase as companies face ever-greater…
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The FSR Energy Union Law Area is pleased to announce the next edition of its biennial update on recent and…
