Research

The School carries out applied research with the purpose of developing economically, legally, and socially-sound regulation and policy, using a multidisciplinary approach.

Cross-border solidarity versus national capacity markets : risk of inadequate capacity procurement

In Europe, capacity markets are currently designed and operated at the national level, which can give rise to non-cooperative behavior. Member States may strategically...

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Contribution to book

Reflections on climate resilient tourism : evidence for the EU ETS-2 and voluntary carbon markets

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Research on the impact of urban rail transit on the financing constraints of enterprises from the perspective of sustainability

Executive Education

We offer different types of training: Online, Residential, Blended and Tailor-made courses in all levels of knowledge.

Specialised Training on the Regulation of Electricity Markets

Specialised Training on the Regulation of Electricity Markets

19 March 2026

Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities

06 October 2026

Specialised Training on the Regulation of Gas Markets

02 November 2026

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Lights on Women

The Lights on Women initiative promotes, trains and advocates for women in energy, climate and sustainability, boosting their visibility, representation and careers.

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Opportunities

Opportunities

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Marco Botta

Part-time Professor at the European University Institute

Biography

Marco Botta is Part-time Professor at the European University Institute, where he is the coordinator of the Florence Competition Programme (FCP) and ENTraNCE for Judges. In addition, he is Affiliated Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI) in Munich (Germany). Finally, he is Adjunct Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna (Austria), where he teaches EU, competition and State aid law.

In March 2010, Dr. Botta defended his doctoral thesis in the Law Department of the EUI, which was later published as a monograph by Kluwer Law International. In addition, Dr. Botta holds a bachelor’s degree in International and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Turin (Italy) and LL.M. in European Business Law from the Law Faculty of Leiden University (the Netherlands).
Dr. Botta is author of several publications in peer-reviewed legal journals. His research focusses on EU competition and State aid law.

Recent Publications

PUBLICATION • Working Paper

Position statement on the European commission’s call for evidence for an impact assessment on standard-essential patents

On 14th February 2022, the European Commission published a ‘Call for evidence for an impact assess...

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PUBLICATION • Working Paper

Unfair pricing and standard essential patents

Technical standards that are agreed within a Standard Development Organization (SDO) often cover sev...

PUBLICATION • Other

Innovation and market power in the food supply chain : challenges for competition policy and regulation : Workshop jointly organised with Assonime

On 20th September 2019, the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) and Assonime (Italian...

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Training courses

Florence Academy on Smart Transport Regulation

Class course

Florence Academy on Smart Transport Regulation

Digitalisation is transforming transport and mobility. Understanding the regulatory implications of ...

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