RSC Policy Briefs
Recent Submissions
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Title:A vision to operationalise a sustainable agricultural trade regime Author(s):SANTERAMO, Fabio Gaetano
; CAMMEO, Jacopo
; CASAMASSIMA, Alessia
; LAMONACA, EmiliaDate:2025Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI; RSC; Policy Brief; 2025/06; Florence School of Regulation; [Climate]Abstract:The Brief explores pathways to promote a sustainable agricultural trade regime for the EU. We identify three challenges and propose three potential paths forward. We discuss potential implications of the polluters-pay ...
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Title:Decarbonising manufacturing firms in the European Union's Emissions Trading System Author(s):RAUDE, Marie
; HEINRICH, Lea
; BORGHESI, Simone
Date:2025Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI; RSC; Policy Brief; 2025/04; Florence School of Regulation; LIFE COASE - Collaborative Observatory for ASsessment of the EU ETS; [Climate]Abstract:Manufacturing firms in the EU face the double challenge of decarbonisation and (international) competitive pressure. Based on the key findings of the 2024 EIB investment survey and considering the economic importance of ...
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Title:Tendering railway public service obligation contracts : a balance sheet Author(s):MONTERO-PASCUAL, Juan J.
; PETROZZIELLO, Elodie
Date:2025Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI; RSC; Policy Brief; 2025/05; Florence School of Regulation; [Transport]Abstract:Regulation 1370/2007, as amended by the Fourth Railway Package, set the date of 25 December 2023 for the opening to competition of services subject to public service obligations. As opposed to the model of “competition ...
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Title:Advancing ‘prosocial tech design’ and shaping the EU's platform design governance Author(s):REVIGLIO DELLA VENARIA, Urbano
; GIOVANARDI, Michele
Date:2025Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI; RSC; Policy Brief; 2025/03Abstract:This policy brief is the outcome of the workshop “Prosocial Tech Design Governance: Exploring Policy Innovations”. Co-organised by the Global PeaceTech Hub at the Florence School of Transnational Governance (STG), this ...
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Title:A new approach to long term contracts Author(s):HANCHER, Leigh
; GLACHANT, Jean-Michel
; DEZOBRY, GuillaumeDate:2025Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI; RSC; Policy Brief; 2025/01; Florence School of Regulation; [Energy]Abstract:This policy brief contends that a new approach to Long Term Contracts (LTCs) in European competition policy based on new facts, new realities and a revised reasoning must be urgently developed. To reach net zero as required ...