Title:Of 'Good' and 'Bad' Subsidies: European State Aid Control through Soft and Hard Law
Author(s):BLAUBERGER, MichaelDate:2009-11-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:European state aid control, a part of competition policy, typically follows the logic of negative integration. It constrains the potential for member states to distort competition by reducing their ability to subsidise ...
Title:Offshore Grids: Towards a least Regret EU Policy
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; LÉVÊQUE, François; AZEVEDO, Isabel; SAGUAN, Marcelo; GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2012Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Florence School of RegulationAbstract:The objective of the 5th report of THINK has been to formulate policy recommendations to the European Commission (DG Energy) on offshore grids, and this brief is derived from that report. The development of an offshore ...
Title:Offshore Grids: Towards a least regret EU policy
Author(s):MEEUS, Leonardo; LÉVÊQUE, François; AZEVEDO, Isabel; SAGUAN, Marcelo; GLACHANT, Jean-MichelDate:2012Type of Publication:Technical ReportSeries/Report no.:Florence School of Regulation
Title:The OMC and its Patch in the European Regulatory and Constitutional Landscape
Author(s):SENDEN, LindaDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Multi-level forms of governance, as representing a less top-down and more bottom-up approach, have been promoted with a view to enhancing not only the legitimacy of EU action but increasingly also its effectiveness. At the ...
Title:On the Selection of Financing Instruments to Push the Development of New Technologies: Application to clean energy technologies
Author(s):OLMOS, Luis; RUESTER, Sophia; LIONG, Siok-JenDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[Florence School of Regulation]Abstract:Achieving climate policy goals requires mobilizing public funds to bring still immature clean technologies to competitiveness and create new technological options. The format of direct public support must be tailored to ...
Title:'One Man Alone'? A Longue Durée Approach to Italy's Foreign Policy under Berlusconi
Author(s):BRIGHI, ElisabettaDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:By adopting a longue durée approach this paper aims to move the debate on Italy's foreign policy under the leadership of Silvio Berlusconi beyond the presentism and personalization currently dominating it. It argues firstly ...
Title:Online collective action and policy change citation
Author(s):CALDERARO, Andrea; KAVADA, AnastasiaDate:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policy making. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilisation, which can strengthen their voice ...