Law of European Union

Syllabus

1. History of European integration and basic characteristics of the European Union (personality of the EU, its goals, powers, democratic principles). 2. Member States of the European Union and EU citizenship (origination and content of EU membership, termination of EU membership, equality of Member States, enhanced cooperation, EU citizenship). 3. The European Union and fundamental rights and freedoms (development of the EU's relationship with the fundamental rights and freedoms, the role of the Court of Justice of the EU, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU) 4. The system of institutions of the European Union I. (development and basic characteristics of EU institutions, European Parliament, European Commission, Court of Justice of the EU) 5. The system of institutions of the European Union II. (European Council and Council of the EU, European Court of Auditors, European Central Bank) 6. Fundamentals of the legal system of the European Union, primary, secondary and terciary EU law (typology and hierarchy of sources of EU law, methods of interpretation and conditions of validity, primary, secondary and tertiary EU law). 7. The common market and the four fundamental freedoms 8. Criteria for the adoption of the euro currency. European Central Bank and monetary policy. Banking union. 9. Budget of the European Union, revenues and expenditures, European Union funds, their role and terms of use. 10. Common agricultural, energy, transportation policy, social policy, education and science in the European Union. 11. Principles of EU tax law and basic values and goals of the EU Founding Treaties 12. EU competition policy. Intellectual property rights protection in the EU. 13. EU Common foreign and defence policy. Environmental protection policy.