Prof. Susanna Cafaro (susanna.cafaro@unisalento.it) is qualified as full professor of EU Law at the University of Salento, Italy, but she has also worked as researcher and associate professor of International Law. She lectures on EU and international law in several master courses in Italy and abroad. She is member of the scientific committee of the European Papers and of the Revue de l’Euro, a founding member of the think tank The Group of Lecce for fair global governance, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and of several academic associations in the field of European and international law. She is author and editor of numerous books and more than 50 scholarly journal articles and book chapters about the EU, European economic and monetary union, EU external relations, IMF & World Bank governance and functioning, Euro-Mediterranean relations.

Prof. Saverio Di Benedetto (saverio.dibenedetto@unisalento.it) .....

Prof. Claudia Morini (claudia.morini@unisalento.it) is Senior Researcher of EU Law at University of Salento. She was Research Assistant at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa. She was also Project Assistant in the EU financed BEAMS Project and Research Assistant at the International and European Union Law Department, Faculty of Law, University of Bari. In 2007 she obtained a PhD in International and EU law. In 2007 she also obtained a Masters Degree in Conflicts' Management and Resolution (University of Roma Tre). During her doctoral and postdoctoral research period, from 2003 to 2018, Dr. Morini authored independently many papers and articles in peer-reviewed law reviews and books and was invited as expert and speaker at conferences on International, EU and Human Rights Law in Italy and abroad. She has just published a book on the rights of religious groups in the European context (Cacucci, 2018).

Stefania Attolini (stefania.attolini@gmail.com) is a lawyer, a Ph.D. Candidate and a Research assistant of European Union Law and International Law at University of Salento, working on Internet Law and democratic rights on-line. She obtained a Master Degree in Law (Business Law) at University of Bari “A. Moro”. In 2014, she has been trainee in the External Relations and Consumer Unit at DG SANCO (Health and Consumers) of the European Commission and has achieved a Master Complémentaire en droit européen at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). In 2012, she has published a book on Italian Tax Law. Fluent in French and English, basics of German.

Mauro Spedicati (maurospedicati@gmail.com) obtained a Ph.D. in Legal History at University of Macerata, where he defended a thesis on the history of international law. While attending the Faculty of Law, he gained the three-years diploma in “Euro-Mediterranean relations” at the ISUFI School of Excellence of the University of Salento. Fellow of the Max-Planck-Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte of Frankfurt am Main, he also cooperated with the Institut für Rechts- und Verfassungsgeschichte of the Universität Wien. He cooperates with the chairs of History of Modern and Contemporary Law and European Union Law at the University of Salento. He is a lawyer of the Court of Lecce, mainly dealing with criminal law and human rights law.

Silvia Solidoro (silvia.solidoro@eui.eu) is Research Associate at the Florence School of Regulation since May 2016. She obtained a PhD in Law and Economics from the Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (ISUFI) in 2011 (graduated with full marks, first class honors degree). From 2007 to 2011 she served as a Lecturer and Teaching Assistant in International Law at the University of Salento, Faculty of Law. Silvia held seminars and took part in conferences in Italy and abroad. She is a member of the International Insolvency Institute, NextGen Leadership Program, and a member of the Expert Group on Human Rights and Economy hosted by the University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’. Her main research interests deal with antitrust, insolvency law and comparative legal studies. Starting from 2009, she has been consulting on corporate law and competition policy matters with the Investment Climate Department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group, in Washington, DC, with a focus on economy-wide and sector-specific reforms aimed at fostering private sector development. Prior to joining the EUI, she also acted as independent expert for a consulting firm based in Rome. Silvia earned her law degree (magna cum laude) in 2006 and was admitted to practice law in Italy in 2009.

Simone De Michele (simonedm90@hotmail.itt) .....