Research

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

Industrial decarbonization in a fragmented world : carbon pricing with border adjustments using standardized values

The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has the dual objective of preventing carbon leakage and encouraging adoption of low-carbon technologies abroad. Yet, pursuing...

Authors
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Policy Paper
Critical raw materials and the Industrial Accelerator Act : coordination challenges in the EU supply framework
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Policy Brief
Linking multimodal passenger hubs to high-speed rail
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Executive Education

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

06 October 2026
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Policy Events

A wide range of events for open discussion and knowledge exchange. In Florence, Brussels, worldwide and online.

23 June 2026 14:00
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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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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...
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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

Residential
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 ...
Transport

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