European Union (in English)

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Teaching results

The graduate of the course will have knowledge of the history of integration efforts in Western Europe and its motives, the institutional development of EC / EU institutions, the process of the European Union and its functioning from its inception to the present. The graduate will be able to name the main EU institutions and its representatives and will understand their interaction and role in the functioning of the EU. In the context of the degrees of economic integration, he will be able to apply them to the European Union and distinguish the degree of integration of the EU Member States.
The graduate of the course will know what the revenues of the EU budget are, how they are generated and what was the development of the creation of the EU budget, they will also know what funds are spent from the EU budget.
The graduate will be able to distinguish the individual powers of the EU and the Member States within the basic EU policies under the Lisbon Treaty. Within these policies he will know the history of their origin, principles, goals and tools of policies - trade, agriculture, fisheries, cohesion policy and transport policy. It will be able to critically evaluate the position of the EU and EU Member States in the implementation of these policies in a real time situation.

Indicative content

Development of the integration process in Western Europe. Institutional development within integration groupings in Europe. EU institutions. Stages of economic integration. Single market of EU. Monetary and economic union of the EU. EU budget. Common trade policy. Common agricultural policy. Common fisheries policy. Cohesion policy. Transport policy. Recovery Plan for Europe.

Support literature

NELLO, S.N. (2011) : The European Union: Economics, Policies and History. McGraw-Hill Education, New York, 2011. EAN: 9780077129668.
CINI, M (2013) . European Union Politics. Ofxod university Press, 2013. EAN: 978019969 4754. 485 p.
MCCORMICK,J. (2011) :European Union Politics. Palgrave , 2011. EAN: 9780230577077
PARKER, O.- BACHE.I. (2016) :Politics in the European Union.Oxford University Press; 4th Revised edition edition,2016. ISBN: 9780198797791
BULMER, S. (2012)The Member States of the European. Union Oxford University Press , 2012. EAN: 9780199544837
WYPLOSZ,CH. - BALDWIN,R.(2015) : The Economics of European Integration. McGraw-Hill Inc., Us; 5th UK ed. Edition,2015. ISBN: 9780077169657.
SCHWARCZ,P. (2016): European Agricultural and environmental policy. SPU , 2016. ISBN: 9788055215761.
MAREK,D.- BAUN, M. (2014):Cohesion Policy in the European Union (The European Union Series)D Palgrave; 2014 edition. ISBN: 9780230303140

Syllabus

1. Development of the integration process in Western Europe - motives and goals of integration after World War II. 2. Institutional development within integration groupings in Europe 3. EU institutions - functioning of institutions, their structure of powers, main representatives. 4. Stages of economic integration - their development, treaties establishing the EU. 5. Single market of EU - 4 freedoms 6. Monetary and economic union of the EU 7. EU budget - budgeting, approval procedure, tasks of individual institutions, 8. Common trade policy - development, tools, goals, principles. 9. Common agricultural policy - objectives, principles, instruments, reforms, current form; 10. Common fisheries policy - development, principles, tools, financing 11. Cohesion policy (regional, cohesion) policy - development, objectives, financing, European structural funds 12.Transport policy - development, goals, position of member states 13.Recovery Plan for Europe

Requirements to complete the course

60% continuous written and verbal work during the semester, which includes written testing of knowledge and elaboration of the project within the group together with its presentation, and verbal presentation of knowledge in confrontation with the current situation concerning the EU; 40% of the final written and oral exam.

Student workload

6 x 26 = 156 hours
participation in lectures: 26 hours
participation in seminars: 26 hours
preparation for credit tests: 32 hours
project elaboration: 18 hours
preparation for the exam: 54 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

English

Date of approval: 14.01.2022

Date of the latest change: 12.01.2022