Presentation of the Chair 

The Loyola de Palacio Chair of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studied at the European University Institute (EUI) honors Loyola de Palacio (1950-2006) former Vice-President of the European Commission and EU Commissioner for Energy and Transport (1999-2004), having been a pioneer in the building of an EU Energy Policy. A great European, a decisive woman and a person wholly dedicated to the common good. The Loyola de Palacio Chair promotes research and debates in the area of energy policy. Its objectives are to produce informed and up-to-date analytical studies, and to promote informed discussion and publications on key issues such as market building, security of supply, climate change, zero carbon economy and society. It engages a fruitful dialogue between academics of all kinds (economists, lawyers, engineers and political scientists) and practitioners, decision-makers and the public opinion.

The Loyola de Palacio Chair has organized in 2009 a series of workshops in Florence, Den Haag, Milan and Wiston Park.

These workshops aim to define some "Smart EU Energy Policy"