---
title: "San Marino Trades Rome’s Discretion for Brussels’ Rules"
type: commentary
locale: en
url: https://liminalfutures.com/press/charter-cities-institute-2026-san-marino
date: "2026-10-29"
canonical_url: "https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/blog-posts/san-marino-trades-romes-discretion-for-brussels-rules/"
summary: "The Charter Cities Institute publishes Gabriele Pizzi's essay on San Marino's EU association agreement. Rome's discretion gives way to written rules, and the test moves to the Republic's administration."
---

# San Marino Trades Rome’s Discretion for Brussels’ Rules

Type: commentary
Date: 2026-10-29
People: Gabriele Pizzi
Organizations: Liminal; Charter Cities Institute
Commentaries: San Marino Trades Rome’s Discretion for Brussels’ Rules

## Summary

The Charter Cities Institute publishes Gabriele Pizzi's essay on San Marino's EU association agreement. Rome's discretion gives way to written rules, and the test moves to the Republic's administration.

## Work

The Charter Cities Institute's blog carries Gabriele Pizzi's essay, which first appeared on Liminal's Substack, under its original headline, with an author note naming him a Partner at Liminal. The piece reads the association agreement San Marino signed with the EU on 19 October 2026 as a change in the form of the Republic's dependence: written rules that also bind Italy replace Rome's discretion, and the risk moves from Italian pressure to the capacity of a small administration to apply some 3,200 EU acts. It closes with three steps and three scenarios for the Republic.

## Sources

- web: [https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/blog-posts/san-marino-trades-romes-discretion-for-brussels-rules/](https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/blog-posts/san-marino-trades-romes-discretion-for-brussels-rules/)

## Outputs

- Discusses San Marino Trades Rome’s Discretion for Brussels’ Rules

## Related

- Authored by [Gabriele Pizzi](/people/gabriele-pizzi)
- Discusses [Gabriele Pizzi](/people/gabriele-pizzi)
- Discusses [Liminal](/organizations/liminal)
- Published by [Charter Cities Institute](/organizations/charter-cities-institute)