Title:A Small Monetary System for the Euro Area Based on German Data
Author(s):BRUEGGEMANN, Ralf; LUETKEPOHL, HelmutDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Previous euro area money demand studies have used aggregated national time series data from the countries participating in the European Monetary Union (EMU). However, aggregation may be problematic because macroeconomic ...
Title:Small Parties: From Party Pledges to Government Policy
Author(s):BOLLEYER, NicoleDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:When estimating a party's capacity for goal co-ordination, scholars need not only consider contextual constraints but also the party's properties, since these directly affect its strategic choices. For small parties which ...
Title:Small States and New Norms of Warfare
Author(s):PETROVA, Margarita H.Date:2007Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:The paper focuses on the influence of small states on the development of new international norms regulating the conduct of warfare. It examines the role of two small European states – Belgium and Norway – in two cases of ...
Title:Small States – Big Negotiations Decision-Making Rules and Small State Influence in EU Treaty Negotiations
Author(s):LEHTONEN, TiiaDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This study examines the impact of the decision-making rules, procedures and practices of the European Union on the ability of small Member States to influence Treaty negotiation outcomes, and assesses the causality of ...
Title:Smart Cities Initiative: How to Foster a Quick Transition Towards Local Sustainable Energy Systems
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; DELARUE, Erik; GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2011Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Florence School of RegulationAbstract:The EU is subscribing to the international trend of local governments becoming more involved in climate change policy-making and higher levels of government encouraging this trend. With the Covenant of Mayors, the EU has ...
Title:Smart Cities Initiative: how to foster a quick transition towards local sustainable energy systems
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; DELARUE, Erik; AZEVEDO, Isabel; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; LEAL, Vitor; DE OLIVEIRA FERNANDES, EduardoDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The European Commission has recently launched the Smart Cities Initiative to demonstrate and
disseminate how to foster a quick transition towards local sustainable energy systems. Within this
initiative, the three main ...
Title:Smart Metering: Summary and Conclusions
Author(s):SAGUAN, MarceloDate:2009Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Florence School of Regulation Report on ProceedingsAbstract:The FSR Workshop on “Smart Metering” organized by the Florence School of Regulation gathered 45 participants from 15 countries. The Workshop was devoted to: (1) reviewing European progress to date in terms of smart metering ...
Title:Smart Regulation for Smart Grids
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; SAGUAN, Marcelo; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; BELMANS, RonnieDate:2010Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Florence School of RegulationAbstract:The European Union set ambitious objectives for the year 2020 in terms of increase of renewable generation, energy savings and reduction of GHG emissions. These objectives lead Europe towards a complete decarbonisation of ...
Title:Smart Regulation for Smart Grids
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; SAGUAN, Marcelo; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; BELMANS, RonnieDate:2012Type of Publication:Contribution to bookSeries/Report no.:[Loyola de Palacio Chair]
Title:“Smart Regulation for Smart Grids”
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; SAGUAN, Marcelo; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel; BELMANS, RonnieDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Climate change and security of supply policies are driving us towards a decarbonization of the
electricity system. It is in this context that smart grids are being discussed. Electricity grids, and hence
their regulatory ...