Formation: 1967 Bachelor Degree in political sciences (University of Rome)
1967 Fullbright grant (John Hopkins University, Bologna)
1968-69 Postgraduate course at the SIOI (Société italienne pour l’Organisation internationale (Rome)
1970 University degree in secondary education (History and Philiosophy)
Carrière:
1967-70 Associate to the IAI (International Affairs Institute, Rome)
1968-69 University Assistant in International Law (Prof. Riccardo Monaco)
1969-70 Contributor to the “Review of the European Law”
Since 1971 European Commission civil servant
1984 Head of the Office for Employers and the Trade Unions
1989-2001 Head of Division, then Director for the Relations with the Council – Commission Representative for the Coreper
October 2001 Director Issues and Governance
2002-2003 Substitute delegate at the European Convention
2005 Director – Institutional issues and better regulation
May 2006 Principal advisor for Institutional Issues
September 2006-June 2007 Fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence
Since July 2007 Secretariat general – Principal adviser on Institutional Issues and the Implementation of the Lisbon Treaty
Since May 2009 Senior Fellow in RSCAS General programme at the EUI and Special adviser to Vice-President Margot Wallstrom at the European Commission (until 28/02/2010)
February/April 2009 teacher at the University in Bologna in a Master for International Lawyers
April/October 2009 Professor at the University of Bologna for a course of European Social Law
March/May 2011 Professor of European Governance at the University of Florence